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" Rude as their ships was navigation then; No useful compass or meridian known; Coasting, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-star shone. "
The Record of the United States Naval Institute - Page 67
1875
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New ..., Part 3

John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 416 pages
...CLIX. Rude as their Ships was Navigation, then ; No ulc! ,:! Compafs or Meridian known : Coafting, they kept the Land within their Ken, And knew no North but when the fole-ftar fhone. CLX. Of all who fince have us'd the open Sea, Than the bold /o;/,/* none more Fame...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pages
...invent. '59Rude as their (hips was navigation then ; No ufeful compafs or meridian known ; Coafting, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-ftar fhone. 160. Of all who fince have us'd the open fea, Than the boldEnglimnonemorefame havewon:...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1767 - 318 pages
...invent. 159Rude as their fhips was navigation then ; No ufeful compais or meridian known; Coafting, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-ftar fhone. 160. Of all who fince have us'd the open fea, Than the bold Englifh none more fame...
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Original Poems, Volume 1

John Dryden - 1773 - 260 pages
...invent. CLIX. Rude as their fhips, was navigation then ; No ufeful eompafs or meridian known ; Coafting> they kept the land within their ken, And knew no north but when the Pole-flar fhone. CLX. Of all who finee have ns'd the open fea, Than the bold Englifh none irore fame...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...golden age to Tiber steer'd, Where coin and commerce first he did invent. CjLIX. Rude as their ship was navigation then ; No useful compass or meridian known>; Coasting, they kept their land within their ken, And knew no North hut when the pole-star shone. CLX. Of all who since...
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The Works of the English Poets

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...invent. CLIX. Rude as their fhips was navigation then ; No ufeful compafs or meridian known ; Coafting, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-ftar fhone. CJ,X. Of ail who fince have us'd the open fea, Than the bold Englifh none more fame...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Dryden. Rochester ...

1793 - 806 pages
...invent. CLII. Rude as their fhips was navigation then; No ufeful compa£< or meridian known ; Coafting, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-flat fhone. CLX. Of all who fince have us'd the open fea, Than the bold Englilh none more fame...
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Arithmetical questions, on a new plan: a suppl. to Introduction to arithmetic

William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...fubfequent lines. Rude as their fhips was navigation then, No ufeful compafs or meridian known; Coafling they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the pole-liar fhone. DRYDEN. The manner's compafs confifts of a circular brafs box, containing a paper...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...invcnt< CLIX. Rude as their fhips was navigation then; No ufeful ccmpafs or meridian known ; Coailing, they kept the land within their ken, And knew no North but when the Pole-liar {hone. CLX. Of all who ficce have iis'd the open fea, Than the bold Englifh none more fame...
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Dryden. Smyth. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...invent. CLIX. Rude as their fhips was navigation then ; No uftful compafs or meridian krown ; Coafting, So thin, fa îhaftly meagre, and fo wan, So bare of flefh, he fcarc Pole-ftar fhone. CLX. Of all who fince have us'd the open fea, Than the bold Englifh none more fame...
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