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I do hate steam launches: I suppose every
rowing
man does.
We got to chatting about our
rowing
experiences this morning, and to recounting stories of our first efforts in the art of oarsmanship.
I devoted some three months to rafting, and, being then as proficient as there was any need to be at that branch of the art, I determined to go in for
rowing
proper, and joined one of the Lea boating clubs.
My style of
rowing
is very much admired now.
Joskins being the only one who was
rowing.
Harris is more accustomed to sea
rowing
than to river work, and says that, as an exercise, he prefers it.
I remember taking a small boat out at Eastbourne last summer: I used to do a good deal of sea
rowing
years ago, and I thought I should be all right; but I found I had forgotten the art entirely.
I like to watch an old boatman rowing, especially one who has been hired by the hour.
Plain practical
rowing
of the get-the-boat-along order is not a very difficult art to acquire, but it takes a good deal of practice before a man feels comfortable, when
rowing
past girls.
As in rowing, you soon learn how to get along and handle the craft, but it takes long practice before you can do this with dignity and without getting the water all up your sleeve.
I prefer it myself to
rowing.
It is really most annoying, the manner in which these
rowing
boats get in the way of one's launch up the river; something ought to done to stop it.
There were a great many skiffs
rowing
about or floating with the stream in the neighborhood of the ferryboat, but the boys could not determine what the men in them were doing.
He untied the skiff at the stern, slipped into it, and was soon
rowing
cautiously upstream.
Sometimes de Lapp would go out in the boat alone, and I have seen him for a whole summer day
rowing
slowly along and stopping every half-dozen strokes to throw over a stone at the end of a string.
Yet he was as lithe as a boy, and he was as tough as whalebone, walking all day over the hills or
rowing
on the sea without turning a hair.
"For that only?" replied Don Quixote; "why, if for being lovers they send people to the galleys I might have been
rowing
in them long ago."
The following year, which was the year seventy-two, I found myself at Navarino
rowing
in the leading galley with the three lanterns.
For all that, however, by hard
rowing
we put out a little to sea, for it was now somewhat calmer, and having gained about two leagues the word was given to row by batches, while we ate something, for the vessel was well provided; but the rowers said it was not a time to take any rest; let food be served out to those who were not rowing, but they would not leave their oars on any account.
This was done, but now a stiff breeze began to blow, which obliged us to leave off
rowing
and make sail at once and steer for Oran, as it was impossible to make any other course.
The galley shot a good way ahead; those on board the vessel saw their case was desperate, and while the galley was coming about they made sail, and by sailing and
rowing
once more tried to sheer off; but their activity did not do them as much good as their rashness did them harm, for the galley coming up with them in a little more than half a mile threw her oars over them and took the whole of them alive.
As the tide was beginning to rise with its accustomed violence, caused by the narrowness of the straits, the pirates were drawn towards the river, and it was only by dint of hard
rowing
that they were able to keep in the middle of the channel.
It was with the utmost hazard the boat came near us; but it was impossible for us to get on board, or for the boat to lie near the ship’s side, till at last the men
rowing
very heartily, and venturing their lives to save ours, our men cast them a rope over the stern with a buoy to it, and then veered it out a great length, which they, after much labour and hazard, took hold of, and we hauled them close under our stern, and got all into their boat.
It was to no purpose for them or us, after we were in the boat, to think of reaching their own ship; so all agreed to let her drive, and only to pull her in towards shore as much as we could; and our master promised them, that if the boat was staved upon shore, he would make it good to their master: so partly
rowing
and partly driving, our boat went away to the northward, sloping towards the shore almost as far as Winterton Ness.
It happened one time, that going a-fishing in a calm morning, a fog rose so thick that, though we were not half a league from the shore, we lost sight of it; and
rowing
we knew not whither or which way, we laboured all day, and all the next night; and when the morning came we found we had pulled off to sea instead of pulling in for the shore; and that we were at least two leagues from the shore.
I was so dead asleep at first, being fatigued with rowing, or part of the day, and with walking the latter part, that I did not wake thoroughly; but dozing thought I dreamed that somebody spoke to me; but as the voice continued to repeat, “Robin Crusoe, Robin Crusoe,” at last I began to wake more perfectly, and was at first dreadfully frightened, and started up in the utmost consternation; but no sooner were my eyes open, but I saw my Poll sitting on the top of the hedge; and immediately knew that it was he that spoke to me; for just in such bemoaning language I had used to talk to him and teach him; and he had learned it so perfectly that he would sit upon my finger, and lay his bill close to my face and cry, “Poor Robin Crusoe!
My second cargo was a great bag of rice, the umbrella to set up over my head for a shade, another large pot of water, and about two dozen of small loaves, or barley cakes, more than before, with a bottle of goat’s milk and a cheese; all which with great labour and sweat I carried to my boat; and praying to God to direct my voyage, I put out, and
rowing
or paddling the canoe along the shore, came at last to the utmost point of the island on the north-east side.
No sooner had Candide uttered the names of the Baron and Pangloss, than the two slaves gave a great cry, ceased rowing, and let fall their oars out of their hands.
Pierre and Jean, who had calmed down, were
rowing
slowly, and the Pearlwas making for the harbour, a tiny thing among those huge vessels.
But he suddenly ceased rowing, his arms fell as though broken, his head sank on his breast, and la Esmeralda heard him sigh convulsively.
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