ButofallthepettybashawsorturbulenttyrantsIeverbeheld，thissour-facedpilotwastheworsttempered;for，duringthetimethathehadtheguidanceoftheship，whichwastillwearrivedintheDowns，hecompliedwithnoone’sdesires，nordidhegiveacivilword，orindeedacivillook，toanyonboard。
Thetooth-drawer，who，asIsaidbefore，wasoneofgreateminenceamongherneighbors，refusedtofollowtheship;sothatmymanmadehimselfthebestofhisway，andwithsomedifficultycameupwithusbeforeweweregotunderfullsail;forafterthat，aswehadbothwindandtidewithus，hewouldhavefounditimpossibletoovertaketheshiptillshewascometoananchoratGravesend。
Themorningwasfairandbright，andwehadapassagethither，I
think，aspleasantascanbeconceived：for，takeitwithallitsadvantages，particularlythenumberoffineshipsyouarealwayssureofseeingbytheway，thereisnothingtoequalitinalltheriversoftheworld。TheyardsofDeptfordandofWoolwicharenoblesights，andgiveusajustideaofthegreatperfectiontowhichwearearrivedinbuildingthosefloatingcastles，andthefigurewhichwemayalwaysmakeinEuropeamongtheothermaritimepowers。ThatofWoolwich，atleast，verystronglyimprintedthisideaonmymind;fortherewasnowonthestockstheretheRoyalAnne，supposedtobethelargestshipeverbuilt，andwhichcontainstencarriage-gunsmorethanhadeveryetequippedafirst-rate。
Itistrue，perhaps，thatthereismoreofostentationthanofrealutilityinshipsofthisvastandunwieldyburden，whicharerarelycapableofactingagainstanenemy;butifthebuildingsuchcontributestopreserve，amongothernations，thenotionoftheBritishsuperiorityinnavalaffairs，theexpense，thoughverygreat，iswellincurred，andtheostentationislaudableandtrulypolitical。Indeed，IshouldbesorrytoallowthatHolland，France，orSpain，possessedavessellargerandmorebeautifulthanthelargestandmostbeautifulofours;forthishonorIwouldalwaysadministertotheprideofoursailors，whoshouldchallengeitfromalltheirneighborswithtruthandsuccess。AndsureIamthatnotourhonesttarsalone，buteveryinhabitantofthisisland，mayexultinthecomparison，whenheconsidersthekingofGreatBritainasamaritimeprince，inoppositiontoanyotherprinceinEurope;butIamnotsocertainthatthesameideaofsuperioritywillresultfromcomparingourlandforceswiththoseofmanyothercrownedheads。Innumberstheyallfarexceedus，andinthegoodnessandsplendoroftheirtroopsmanynations，particularlytheGermansandFrench，andperhapstheDutch，castusatadistance;for，howeverwemayflatterourselveswiththeEdwardsandHenrysofformerages，thechangeofthewholeartofwarsincethosedays，bywhichtheadvantageofpersonalstrengthisinamannerentirelylost，hathproducedachangeinmilitaryaffairstotheadvantageofourenemies。Asforoursuccessesinlaterdays，iftheywerenotentirelyowingtothesuperiorgeniusofourgeneral，theywerenotalittleduetothesuperiorforceofhismoney。Indeed，ifweshouldarraignmarshalSaxeofostentationwhenheshowedhisarmy，drawnup，toourcaptivegeneral，thedayafterthebattleofLaVal，wecannotsaythattheostentationwasentirelyvain;