<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ships - Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://www.maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56186]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would have been as though he [President Andrew Johnson] were in a boat of stone with masts of steel, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56185]]></link><description><![CDATA[It would have been as though he [President Andrew Johnson] were in a boat of stone with masts of steel, sails of lead, ropes of iron, the devil at the helm, the wrath of God for a breeze, and hell for his destination.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56185</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream, An', taught by time, I tak' it so--exceptin' ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56178]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream, An', taught by time, I tak' it so--exceptin' always steam,  From coupler-flange to spindle-guide I see thy Hand, O God--   Predestination in the stride o' yon connectin'-rod.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build me straight. O worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel  That shall laugh at all disaster,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56179]]></link><description><![CDATA[Build me straight. O worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel  That shall laugh at all disaster,   And with wave and whirlwind wrestle!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's not a ship that sails the ocean, But every climate, every soil,  Must bring its tribute, great or ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56180]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's not a ship that sails the ocean, But every climate, every soil,  Must bring its tribute, great or small,   And help to build the wooden wall!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the wind plays on those great sonorous harps, the shrouds and masts of ships. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56181]]></link><description><![CDATA[And the wind plays on those great sonorous harps, the shrouds and masts of ships.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquillity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56182]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquillity.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And let our barks across the pathless flood Hold different courses. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56183]]></link><description><![CDATA[And let our barks across the pathless flood Hold different courses.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56183</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She comes majestic with her swelling sails, The gallant Ship: along her watery way,  Homeward she drives before the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56184]]></link><description><![CDATA[She comes majestic with her swelling sails, The gallant Ship: along her watery way,  Homeward she drives before the favouring gales;   Now flirting at their length the streamers play,    And now they ripple with the ruffling breeze.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When rats leave a sinking ship, where exactly do they think they're going? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56170]]></link><description><![CDATA[When rats leave a sinking ship, where exactly do they think they're going?]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For she is such a smart little craft, Such a neat little, sweet little craft--  Such a bright little, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56171]]></link><description><![CDATA[For she is such a smart little craft, Such a neat little, sweet little craft--  Such a bright little,   Tight little,    Slight little,     Light little,      Trim little, slim little craft!]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56172]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light  O'er the glad ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56173]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light  O'er the glad waves, like a child of the sun,   See the tall vessel goes gallantly on.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56174]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56174</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56175]]></link><description><![CDATA[Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her plates are scarred by the sun, dear lass, And her ropes are taut with the dew,  For we're ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56176]]></link><description><![CDATA[Her plates are scarred by the sun, dear lass, And her ropes are taut with the dew,  For we're booming down on the old trail, our own trail, the out trail,   We're sagging south on the Long Trail, the trail that is always new.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Liner she's a lady, an' she never looks nor 'eeds-- The Man-o'-War's 'er 'usband an' 'e gives 'er all ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56177]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Liner she's a lady, an' she never looks nor 'eeds-- The Man-o'-War's 'er 'usband an' 'e gives 'er all she needs;  But, oh, the little cargo-boats, that sail the wet seas roun',   They're just the same as you an' me, a'-plyin' up an' down.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56166]]></link><description><![CDATA[She bears her down majestically near, Speed on her prow, and terror in her tier.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind?  The air is cut away before, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56167]]></link><description><![CDATA[For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind?  The air is cut away before,   And closes from behind.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56167</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill; Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56168]]></link><description><![CDATA[A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill; Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?  Lord help 'em, how I pities them   Unhappy folks on shore, now.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true ship is the ship builder. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56169]]></link><description><![CDATA[The true ship is the ship builder.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters: These see the works of ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56164]]></link><description><![CDATA[They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters: These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56165]]></link><description><![CDATA[She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/56165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where lies the land, to which the ship would go?Far, far ahead is all, her seamen know.And where the land ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54945]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where lies the land, to which the ship would go?Far, far ahead is all, her seamen know.And where the land she travels from?Away, far far behind, is all that they can say.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/54945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A great ship askes deepe waters. [A great ship asks deep waters.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49033]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great ship askes deepe waters. [A great ship asks deep waters.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/49033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the water: the poop was beaten gold;  Purple ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4407]]></link><description><![CDATA[The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the water: the poop was beaten gold;  Purple the sails, and so perfumed that   The winds were lovesick with them; the oars were silver,    Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made     The water which they beat to follow faster,      As amorous of their strokes.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/4407</guid></item></channel></rss>