…The taking of Departure, if not the last sight of the land, is, perhaps, the last professional recognition of the land on the part of a sailor. It is the technical, as distinguished from the sentimental, “good-bye.” Henceforth he has done with the coast astern of his ship. It is a matter personal to the man. It is not the ship that takes her departure; the seaman takes his Departure…
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9788893157018 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Publisher Joseph Conrad ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5182118 ● Copy protection Social DRM