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William Falconer Quotes: The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.
         

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


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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.



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With living colours give my verse to glow: The sad memorial of a tale of woe!



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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 known.



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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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Nor is it the least advantage to health, accruing from such a way of life, that it expose those who follow it to fewer temptations to vice, than persons who live in crowded society.



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



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Freedom from care and anxiety of mind is a blessing, which I apprehend such people enjoy in higher perfection than most others, and is of the utmost consequence.





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