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. - SearchQuotes

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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.

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