J.+coggeshall+their+eyes+first+sentence

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"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board."

Pre-Read: I think that this sentence means that there are ships far away that are headed somewhere that every person can attempt to make their wishes come true.

Post-Read: After reading, I think that this means that it's only wishes and that it only pertains to the men. I think that the "ships" don't have the women's wishes, meaning that women might have been oppressed.