 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...  Travels in South America - Page 261824 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...of those heavy fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead, even in the day time; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...those heavy fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far a-head, even in the day time ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...of those heavy fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead, even in the day time; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far a-head, even in the day-time ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for me to see far a-head, even in the day-time ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of our ship. I kept lights at the masthead, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far a-head even in the day-time; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for me to see far a-head, even in the daytime; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of our ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far a-head even in the day-time; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead, even in the day Dd time ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the day-time ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant... | |
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