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The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; and the great number of men, many of them not seamen, who being upon deck when a ship heels suddenly are huddled down to leeward, and increase by their weight the effect of the wind.
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The
double
desire
of
being
able
to
overtake
a
weaker
flying
enemy,
or
to
escape
when
pursued
by
a
stronger,
has
induced
the
owners
to
overmast
their
cruisers,
and
to
spread
too
much
canvass;
and
the
great
number
of
men,
many
of
them
not
seamen,
who
being
upon
deck
when
a
ship
heels
suddenly
are
huddled
down
to
leeward,
and
increase
by
their
weight
the
effect
of
the
wind.