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PREFACE. 



THE fisheries form excellent failors. 

 Men accuftomed to fupport the fatigues, 

 which the fait element continually re- 

 quires, on which they pafs the greateft 

 part of their lives, embolden themfelves 

 even to raflinefs, and at length to brave 

 the winds and the waves, 



A grown up man may become a good 

 foldier in one campaign, but to be a per- 

 fedt failor, he muft have been ufed to the 

 fea from his infancy ;. muft form his con- 

 ftitution to an element, which is not na- 

 tural to him, and muft acquire an acti- 

 vity, which, in fome circumftances, is 

 fuperior to that of thofe men, who get a 

 livelihood by feats of ftrength ; it re- 

 quires half his life to attain a thorough 



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