Herman Melville quote: A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off...

A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.

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Herman Melville (1970). “White-jacket: Or, The World in a Man-of-war”, p.23, Northwestern University Press

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A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king. - Herman Melville

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