Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 26 | 9 | As the rowers View more quotes about face">face the stern, they have a full view of the keleustes at all times. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 26 | 6 | Pyrrhic dances are also known in which individuals or groups simulate combat. |
| 26 | 7 | Such dances often involve intricate footwork and swift, if rhythmic, bodily movements. |
| 26 | 8 | Sometimes, too, particularly when silence is important, the keleustes times the beat by means of a flag, cloth or wand; at night a shielded lantern, opened and closed, may be used. |
| 26 | 9 | As the rowers face the stern, they have a full view of the keleustes at all times. |
| 26 | 10 | A smooth beat, however it is timed, is important, particularly in battle, as an awkwardness or mixing of oars can lead to an impairment of maneuverability. |
| 26 | 11 | It is a rare captain who is not particular in his choice of a keleustes. |
| 26 | 12 | I clutched the rail of the stern deck, looking upward, uneasily tracing the long, graceful, looping arc of the fire-streaming projectile launched from the ship in our wake. |
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Pyrrhic dances are also known in which individuals or groups simulate combat.
Such dances often involve intricate footwork and swift, if rhythmic, bodily movements.
Sometimes, too, particularly when silence is important, the keleustes times the beat by means of a flag, cloth or wand; at night a shielded lantern, opened and closed, may be used.
As the rowers face the stern, they have a full view of the keleustes at all times.
A smooth beat, however it is timed, is important, particularly in battle, as an awkwardness or mixing of oars can lead to an impairment of maneuverability.
It is a rare captain who is not particular in his choice of a keleustes.
I clutched the rail of the stern deck, looking upward, uneasily tracing the long, graceful, looping arc of the fire-streaming projectile launched from the ship in our wake.
- (Avengers of Gor)