The romance of the ship; the story of her origin and evolution (1911)
Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944 · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company; London, Seeley and co., limited · leaf 28
previously contem-plated. He is able to sit at the bottom of his boatwithout doing any work, whilst the little ship carrieshim on quietly to his home further up the river, wherethe banks are closer together and the water shoalsmore gently, where he can beach his craft easily for thenight. As time… … b/3 H.§ b£ a O rtfS bJO g bi) •ii 2 w) li c S (V o 1^ t/: O THE FIRST SHIPS OF THE NILE descendants will learn the art of tacking, of going againstthe wind. The tree-trunk will be improved in manyways, including size and shape of the primitive hull,but these changes are for those who shall come…
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