La Farge, John, 1835-1910 · New York, The Century co. · leaf 23
d, and their legsand arms and backs made a great novelty to our eyes,accustomed to nothing but our ship, and the enormousspace, empty of life, which had surrounded us for days.The muscles of the boatmen stood out sharply on theirsmall frames. They had almost all — at least those whowere young —… … to work, carrying great loads with much good-humoredchattering. Around us played the smallest boats withrowers standing up and sculling. Then the market-boatcame rushing to us, its standing rowers bending and ris-ing, their thighs rounding and insteps sharpening, whatsmall garments they had…
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