Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-man

Naval Occasions
and
Some Traits of the Sailor-man
BARTIMEUS
... Relating to ... the Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend. — Articles of War .
... A safeguard unto our most gracious Sovereign Lord ... and his Dominions, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions. — The Book of Common Prayer .
FOURTEENTH IMPRESSION
William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1916
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
TO MY MOTHER
PREFACE.
I reckon that's proper 'New Navy,' said the coxswain of a duty cutter to the midshipman perched on the dickey seat beside him in the stern.