Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution, Written by Himself |
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Behold also the ships , which though they be so great , and are driven of fierce winds , yet they are turned by a very small helm , whithersoever the governor listeth . Even so the tongue is a little member , and boasteth great things .
Behold also the ships , which though they be so great , and are driven of fierce winds , yet they are turned by a very small helm , whithersoever the governor listeth . Even so the tongue is a little member , and boasteth great things .
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“Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet they are turned by a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
“Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet they are turned by a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
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| Title | Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution, Written by Himself |
| Author | Andrew Sherburne |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | H. H. Brown, 1831 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 312 pages |
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