Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 41 | As the mast went View more quotes about down">down our fellows at the springals lit the bucketed fires in which the oil-soaked wrappings on javelin heads might be ignited. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 38 | The captain pointed toward the object in the distance, indistinct in the fog. |
| 2 | 39 | The two helmsmen brought us about. |
| 2 | 40 | Another gesture from the captain, this to the keleustes, increased the beat. |
| 2 | 41 | As the mast went down our fellows at the springals lit the bucketed fires in which the oil-soaked wrappings on javelin heads might be ignited. |
| 2 | 42 | On the long ship, as opposed to some round ships, one does not stand at the oar. |
| 2 | 43 | And from the thwart, of course, one cannot, while at the oar, see much over the bulwarks. |
| 2 | 44 | That is just as well, of course, for the bulwarks provide some protection from arrow fire, certainly from most long ships, which, like us, unlike many round ships, are low in the water. |
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The captain pointed toward the object in the distance, indistinct in the fog.
The two helmsmen brought us about.
Another gesture from the captain, this to the keleustes, increased the beat.
As the mast went down our fellows at the springals lit the bucketed fires in which the oil-soaked wrappings on javelin heads might be ignited.
On the long ship, as opposed to some round ships, one does not stand at the oar.
And from the thwart, of course, one cannot, while at the oar, see much over the bulwarks.
That is just as well, of course, for the bulwarks provide some protection from arrow fire, certainly from most long ships, which, like us, unlike many round ships, are low in the water.
- (Mariners of Gor)