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dispossess the sidethrust! exclamation

That vessel is equipped with side-thrusters (sideways-acting propellers used in manoeuvring)

Origin

Wilful misquote of “Dispossessed, aside thrust” from Dream of Gerontius

Collector

M & N – 1990s
Mark & Naomi

Notes

”Dispossessed,
Aside thrust,
Chucked down,
By the sheer might
Of a despot’s will,
Of a tyrant’s frown.”
—Dream of Gerontius (John Henry Newman 1865), Part IV

Submitted: 30/06/2026 by Mark ● Last updated: 30/06/2026 16:27 by Mark

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