{"date":"March 2","id":"03-02","intro":["“A sailor’s liberty is but for a day,” as Dana explains. Dressed in his Sunday best, the sailor feels like a dashing Beau Brummel; and sets out to enjoy his freedom. “While it lasts it is perfect. He is under no one’s eye and can do whatever he pleases.”"],"minutes":16,"readings":[{"author":"Richard Henry Dana, Jr.","end":119,"start":112,"volume":23,"work":"Two Years Before the Mast"}],"slug":"march-2","status":"proofread","title":"What Sailors Do on Sunday","url":"/harvard-classics/march-2/","words":3251}