Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 133 | The mighty structure before us had a blunt, rearing prow. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 130 | The View more quotes about round">round ship, with its size and weight, though oared, usually by galley slaves, chained to their benches, relies more on its sails than a long ship. |
| 2 | 131 | Interestingly, though the ship was carvel-built it was square rigged, with tiered sails, on tiered yards. |
| 2 | 132 | The square sail is an all-purpose sail, whose single canvas may be adjusted to the wind. |
| 2 | 133 | The mighty structure before us had a blunt, rearing prow. |
| 2 | 134 | It had no ram, no shearing blades. |
| 2 | 135 | It would be slow to come about, and a small galley might easily outdistance her, much as a racing kaiila might easily overtake a caravan of bosk-drawn wagons. |
| 2 | 136 | It was not built for war, but for space and power, for height and storage, perhaps for invulnerability. |
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The round ship, with its size and weight, though oared, usually by galley slaves, chained to their benches, relies more on its sails than a long ship.
Interestingly, though the ship was carvel-built it was square rigged, with tiered sails, on tiered yards.
The square sail is an all-purpose sail, whose single canvas may be adjusted to the wind.
The mighty structure before us had a blunt, rearing prow.
It had no ram, no shearing blades.
It would be slow to come about, and a small galley might easily outdistance her, much as a racing kaiila might easily overtake a caravan of bosk-drawn wagons.
It was not built for war, but for space and power, for height and storage, perhaps for invulnerability.
- (Mariners of Gor)