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William Falconer Quotes
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.
William Falconer

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Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
Scottish Poet Quotes
Year of Birth:
1732
Year of Death:
1769
Nationality:
Scottish
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