Patrick O'Brian - You are a reasonably civil, complaisant creature on dry land,'...

You are a reasonably civil, complaisant creature on dry land,' said Stephen, 'but the moment you are afloat you become pragmatical and absolute, a bashaw - do this, do that, gluppit the prawling strangles, there - no longer a social being at all. It is no doubt the effect of the long-continued habit of command; but it cannot be considered amiable.

Patrick O'Brian

They Said So®

Patrick O'Brian Quotes

;

You are a reasonably civil, complaisant creature on dry land,' said Stephen, 'but the moment you are afloat you become pragmatical and absolute, a bashaw - do this, do that, gluppit the prawling strangles, there - no longer a social being at all. It is no doubt the effect of the long-continued habit of command; but it cannot be considered amiable. Patrick O'Brian

They Said So®

Keywords

civil complaisant creature dry land ' stephen moment afloat pragmatical absolute bashaw - gluppit prawling strangles longer social doubt effect long-continued habit command considered amiable

Explore other Authors

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Joel Coen

T. Scott McLeod

John Webster

Kenny Loggins

Katie Price

Woody Allen

Mickey Spillane

Ted Malloch

Robert McKee

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Salvatore Quasimodo

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by Patrick O'Brian" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 25, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/patrick-obrian-you-are-a-reasonably-civil-complaisant-creature-on-dry-land-said

APA Style Citation

"A quote by Patrick O'Brian" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 25, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/patrick-obrian-you-are-a-reasonably-civil-complaisant-creature-on-dry-land-said

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by Patrick O'Brian". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/patrick-obrian-you-are-a-reasonably-civil-complaisant-creature-on-dry-land-said , accessed Apr 25, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.