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There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not seamen.   Macaulay, Thomas B.

Excerpt from History of England, from the Accession of James the Second, the — Volume 1 · This quote is about army and navy · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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