Thus, I steer my bark, and sai...

Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale.

~Matthew Green~

The winds and waves are always...

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

~Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire~

Oh, I am a cook and a captain ...

Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold And the mate of the Nancy brig, And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmate And the crew of the captain's gig.

~W. S. Gilbert~

O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,...

O pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep.

~Thomas Haynes Bayly~