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    Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
    If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
    If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
    Be careful to be guided by this golden rule--
    Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
    And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.

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Hearts of oak are are ships,
Hearts of oak are our men.

Hearts of oak are are ships,
Hearts of oak are our men.

by David Garrick Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.

Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.

by David Garrick Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

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The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

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Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you read more

Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet
that is mistress of the seas."

by Lysander Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Right--that will do for the marines.

Right--that will do for the marines.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Navy Quotes,
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All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.

All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.

by John Gay Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
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Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
She's the Fighting Temeraire.

by Henry J. Newboldt Found in: Navy Quotes,
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