The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English; / or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern

by Abel Boyer

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Stratonicus being asked what sort of Ships were safest, answered: The safest are those that are taken out of the Sea and laid up on firm Land.

98

Stratonicus ètant interrogé quelle sorte de Vaisseaux ètoient les plus seurs, il répondit: les plus seurs sont ceux qu’on a tiré de la Mer en terre ferme.