You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I…

You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.

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Remark to an elderly gentleman who was sailing with Jackson down Chesapeake Bay in an old steamboat, and who exhibited a little fear. Life of Jackson (Parton). Vol. iii. p. 493.

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