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gravematter > Sacred to the Memory of that valuable In&#131;tructor Capt. Thomas Clouston who in the mid&#131;t of great u&#131;efulne&#131;s took his departure, on Monday evening, Aug. 10, 1795 &AElig;t. 52. Happy the Seaman who his Compa&#131;s knows And &#131;teers to Heaven, tho' &#131;torms & tempe&#131;ts blow His Admirals &#131;ignal quickly before fly Which bid his hark to &#131;ail beyond the &#131;ky His &#131;ails trim'd & took his leave of all, Knowing it right to obey his Admirals call.
Sacred to the Memory
of that valuable Inƒtructor
Capt. Thomas Clouston
who in the midƒt of great uƒefulneƒs
took his departure,
on Monday evening, Aug. 10, 1795
Æt. 52.
Happy the Seaman who his Compaƒs knows
And ƒteers to Heaven, tho' ƒtorms & tempeƒts blow
His Admirals ƒignal quickly before fly
Which bid his hark to ƒail beyond the ƒky
His ƒails trim'd & took his leave of all,
Knowing it right to obey his Admirals call.
gravematter > Sacred to the Memory of that valuable In&#131;tructor Capt. Thomas Clouston who in the mid&#131;t of great u&#131;efulne&#131;s took his departure, on Monday evening, Aug. 10, 1795 &AElig;t. 52. Happy the Seaman who his Compa&#131;s knows And &#131;teers to Heaven, tho' &#131;torms & tempe&#131;ts blow His Admirals &#131;ignal quickly before fly Which bid his hark to &#131;ail beyond the &#131;ky His &#131;ails trim'd & took his leave of all, Knowing it right to obey his Admirals call.
Sacred to the Memory
of that valuable Inƒtructor
Capt. Thomas Clouston
who in the midƒt of great uƒefulneƒs
took his departure,
on Monday evening, Aug. 10, 1795
Æt. 52.
Happy the Seaman who his Compaƒs knows
And ƒteers to Heaven, tho' ƒtorms & tempeƒts blow
His Admirals ƒignal quickly before fly
Which bid his hark to ƒail beyond the ƒky
His ƒails trim'd & took his leave of all,
Knowing it right to obey his Admirals call.
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