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8 Quotes for 'Charles Dibdin' in the Database.
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Charles Dibdin Quotes
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Did you ever hear of Captain Wattle?
He was all for love and a little for the bottle.
Topic: Drinking
Source: Captain Wattle and Miss Rol
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For though his body's under hatches,
His soul has gone aloft.
Topic: Epitaphs
Source: Tom Bowling, written on the death of his brother
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His form was of the manliest beauty,
His heart was kind and soft,
Faithful, below, he did his duty;
But now he's gone aloft.
Topic: Epitaphs
Source: Tom Bowling, written on death of his brother, inscribed on Charles Dibdin's gravestone in Camden Tow
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For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.
Topic: Navigation
Source: Poor Jack
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There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.
Topic: Navigation
Source: Poor Jack
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A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill;
Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?
Lord help 'em, how I pities them
Unhappy folks on shore, now.
Topic: Ships
Source: Sailor's Consolation, attributed to Pitt (song writer) and Hood
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But the standing toast that pleased me most
Was, "The wind that blows, the ship that goes,
And the lass that loves a sailor!"
Topic: Toasts
Source: The Standing Toast, from the comic opera, "The Round Robin", produced June 21, 1811
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In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
Topic: Wives
Source: Jack in his Element
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