Quote by Walter Scott
He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wi

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles. – Walter Scott

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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer. – Walter Scott

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