The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from...

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The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by her own intrinsic motion, without gaining any new degree of velocity, or lessening what she has acquired.

William Falconer
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William Falconer

William Falconer 1732-1769, scottish Poet

Life period: 1732-1769
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