Those heathen Pagan dogs had a religion that encouraged them to swear.

Now, my experience of life pronounces it to be a human necessity to rap out an oath here and there.

What do you say ?' Squire Gregory said: 'Drinking, and no thinking, at dinner, William.' The captain pledged him.
'I 'll take the opportunity, as we're not on board ship, of drinking to you, sir, now,' Temple addressed the captain, whose face was resplendent; and he bowed, and drank, and said, 'As we are not on board ship?
I like you!' Temple thanked him for the compliment.
'No compliment, my lad.

You see me in my weakness, and you have the discernment to know me for something better than I seem.

You promise to respect me on my own quarter-deck.