 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...  Travels in South America - Page 261822 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1876 - 504 pages
...fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for me to see far ahead 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 watch forward to look out for fishing-smacks,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 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...twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for "•'fishing-smacks, which are accustomed to... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 186 pages
...fogs which prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the daytime ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could...twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the masthead, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing-smacks,1 which are accustomed to lie... | |
 | Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 206 pages
...fogs which prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the daytime ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the no length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for... | |
 | New reader - 1879 - 330 pages
...which prevail in those parts, rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the daytime ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could...twice the length of the ship. " I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing-smacks, which are accustomed to lie... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the day-time; hut at night the weather was so thick that we could not...kept lights at the mast head, and a constant watch forward26 to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks27. The... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 pages
...we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the masthead, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at »nchor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate through... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...fogs which prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the daytime ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could...twice the length of the ship. I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1883 - 352 pages
...fogs which prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for us to see far ahead even in the daytime ; but at night the weather was so thick that we could...distinguish any object at twice the length of the ship. 306 2. " I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1884 - 472 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...ship. I kept lights at the mast head, and a constant watoh forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the banks. The... | |
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