A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter.
-- William Falconer
   
William Falconer   Name:
William Falconer
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth:
1732
Death:
1769
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