Blue Quote by William Falconer

“The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.”

William Falconer

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The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in Western clouds his parting day.

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I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has an inexhaustible…

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Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water…

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The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and…

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In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or…

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The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance…

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The accumulation of numbers always augments in some measure moral corruptions, and the consequences to health of the various vices incident thereto, are well…

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The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great…

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Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.

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Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again…

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The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may…

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The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles,…

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