In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.
-- William Falconer
   
William Falconer   Name:
William Falconer
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth:
1732
Death:
1769
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