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I wanted smth about sailing and found this gem — recently popular about 1740/42.
“As Samuel Johnson once observed, “No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.” — logical that it’s also easy to earn while being unattainable (roaming in the mid of nowhere)
— Jul 07, 2026 01:47PM
“As Samuel Johnson once observed, “No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.” — logical that it’s also easy to earn while being unattainable (roaming in the mid of nowhere)
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