William Falconer Quotes

“I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion.”

Source: The Poetical Works of William Falconer

“The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.”

Inspirational Should Funny Form Order Lines Views Greater Circumstances Battle Sailing Signals Facility

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“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.”

People Mind Care Enjoy Higher Blessing Anxiety Consequence Perfection

Author:William Falconer

“Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them.”

Said Water Issues Ships Liquid Entrances Compact

Book:An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

Source: An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

“The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles, however important those may be.”

May Important Country Hours Consequence Articles

Author:William Falconer

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

Names Relation British Ships Navy British Navy

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.”

Men Together Views Enemy Fire Too Much He Man Battle Fixed Exposed Quarters Deck Bedding

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“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.”

Way Persons Advantage Vices Temptation Fewer Crowded

Author:William Falconer

“Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.”

Said Courses Sea Setting Ships Settings

Book:A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military, as Well as Naval Operations of Ships: with Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical Navigators

Source: A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military, as Well as Naval Operations of Ships: with Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical Navigators

“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.”

Wells Numbers Known Moral Consequence Vices Various Corruption Well Known Incidents Accumulation Moral Corruption

Author:William Falconer

“The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station.”

Made Stations Strain Anchors

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by her own intrinsic motion, without gaining any new degree of velocity, or lessening what she has acquired.”

May Degrees Weight Ships Velocity

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.”

May Important Ability Fate Depends Ought Equal Kingdoms Command Chiefs Stations Possessed Commanders Commander In Chief Admiral

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.”

Ifs War Three Numbers Ships Division Divided

Book:An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

Source: An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

“The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.”

Practice Subjects Anxiety Simplicity Employment Occupation Casual Uniformity Agitation Precarious Incessant Hopes And Fears

Author:William Falconer

“Mental agitations and eating cares are more injurious to health, and destructive of life, than is commonly imagined, and could their effects be collected, would make no inconsiderable figure in the bills of mortality.”

Care Effects Figures Eating Bills Mental Health Destructive Mortality Agitation

Author:William Falconer

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

Three White Red Blue Majesty Red Lips Admiral

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

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

Giving Tales Colour Verses Woe Memorial

Book:The shipwreck, by W. Falconer, with a sketch of his life

Source: The shipwreck, by W. Falconer, with a sketch of his life

“The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.”

Inspirational Funny Effects Wind Sail Arrangements Sailing Sailing And Love

Book:Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

Source: Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)

“A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter.”

Long Running Sides Sea Broken Wave Contrary Quarters Steady Uniforms Vessel Interrupted

Book:An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

Source: An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship

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