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[6] "_Seamanship and shipmanship_" -- These are two functions of a sailor seldom, separated in the mind of a landsman.
Autobiographical Sketches Thomas De Quincey 1822
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The first is called seamanship; the second might be called shipmanship, but is, I believe, called navigation.
Autobiographical Sketches Thomas De Quincey 1822
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My brother could have pleaded his fears without shame; but he had a character to maintain with the sailors: he was respected equally for his seamanship and his shipmanship.
Autobiographical Sketches Thomas De Quincey 1822
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