The voyage and shipwreck of St. Paul, with dissertations on the life and writings of St. Luke, and the ships and navigation of the ancients (1880)
Smith, James, 1782-1867, Smith, Walter Edward, ed · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 202
on loosing from the pier ofPuteoli. A hawser is seen towing astern,—it passesthrough the rudder-port, and within board it is seen THE SHIPWRECK. 135 coiled round an upright beam or capstan, in front ofthe break of the poop-deck. We see, therefore, that ships of the ancients werefitted to anchor by… … tioned the reasons for this particular mode of anchor-ing, or the precautions which were necessary in orderto insure its being done with success ; but as usualhe is contented with a bare statement of facts, with-out assigning reasons or offering explanations. Onemost essential precaution in such a…
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