#voyage

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge. ↗

— William Bligh

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The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage. ↗

— William Bligh

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I mean this record does not sound like somebody's maiden voyage. ↗

— George Duke

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Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

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For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

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Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

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Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper! ↗

— George William Curtis

#good #how #imagination #many #much

There is no way to ease the burden. The voyage leads on from harm to harm, A land of others and of silence. ↗

— Donald Justice

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I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that. ↗

— William Kidd

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