The Quaker, Captain Billdad

Captain Billdad was a well to do retired whaleman. He had not so much as altered one angle of his vest. Though refusing, from conscientious scruples to bear arms against land invaders, yet himself had invaded the atlantic and pacific. And though a sworn foe to human bloodshed, yet had he, in his straight bodied coat, spilled tons upon tons of livithian gore?