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Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead.


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To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.



But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?



To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on your voyage round the world; otherwise you may tremble at the appearance of every cloud.

To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on your voyage round the world; otherwise you may tremble at the appearance of every cloud.



The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.

The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.



To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while.

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while.



Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.

Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.



...as the day wore on I watched the birds all flying in one direction, and said, Land lies there.

...as the day wore on I watched the birds all flying in one direction, and said, Land lies there.



I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a changed man.

I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a changed man.



As for myself, the wonderful sea charmed me from the first.

As for myself, the wonderful sea charmed me from the first.



If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.

If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.





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