 I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate through the water. Suddenly the...  Calendar - Page 79by University of Calcutta - 1912Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...upon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor, with the broadside toward us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. We struck her... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...mast head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...sail ahead !" — it was scarcely uttered before we we rejupon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor, with her broadside towards us. The crew were all... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...mast head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...water. Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of "a sail a- head!" — it was scarcely uttered before we were upon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor,... | |
 | South America - 1822 - 194 pages
...a sail a head, but- the words were scarcely spoken till we were upon her, she was a small schooijer at anchor with her broadside towards us, the crew...were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. The force the size and the weight of pur vessel bore her down below the waves, and we actually passed... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...masthead, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishingsmacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking-...Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of " a sail a-head !" but it was scarcely uttered (ill we were upon her. She was a small schooner at anchor, with her... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing-smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of ' a sail a-head!' but it was scarcely uttered till we were upon her. She was a small schooner at anchor, with her broadside... | |
 | South America - 1824 - 188 pages
...the sea. Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of a sail a.head, but the words were scarcely spoken till we were upon her : she was a small schooner, at anchor,...were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. The force, the size, and the weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves, and w« actually passed... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...upon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor, with the broadside toward us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to iioist a light We struck her... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...upon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor, with a broadside towards us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. We struck her... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...mast head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking...rate through the water. Suddenly the watch gave the thrilling alarm of ' a sail ahead ! ' — it was scarcely uttered before we were upon her. She was... | |
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