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Richard Henry Dana, Jr

(1815–1882) Writer

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Richard Henry Dana, Jr was a writer.

Quick Facts About Richard Henry Dana, Jr

Born: August 1, 1815
Died: January 6, 1882
Profession: Writer

About Richard Henry Dana, Jr

[Wikidata] American author and lawyer (1815–1882)... | [Wikipedia] Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir Two Years Before the Mast and as an attorney who successfully represented the U.S. government before the U.S. Supreme Cou

Quotes by Richard Henry Dana, Jr

As has often been said, a ship is like a lady's watch, always out of repair.

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Said

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Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea, Why takest thou its melancholy voice, And with that boding cry Along the waves…

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Bird

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There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor's…

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Done

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Sin hath broke the world's sweet peace--unstrung Th' harmonious chords to which the angels sung.

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Angel

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It is always observable that the physical and the exact sciences are the last to suffer under despotisms.

Richard Henry Dana, Jr

Despotism

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The Californians are an idle, thriftless people, and can make nothing for themselves. The country abounds in grapes, yet they buy, at…

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Boston

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O sin, what hast thou done to this fair earth!

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Done

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