2461 examples of harbour in sentences

the blackguards!This is worse than I had thought;but you can always make a harbour at Clawbonny?

His last act was to order the destruction of the condensers of the German vessels in the harbour, for which the Germans, upon occupying the city, demanded an indemnity of twenty million francs.

He had to report to the Directors that he dared not send ships to convoy pilgrims lest the crews should mutiny; that a boat could not be manned in Bombay harbour for fear of desertion, while, on shore, he had not a soldier fit to be made a corporal.

Every letter along the coast at this date speaks of the doings of the rovers: every ship coming into harbour told of pirates, of chases and narrow escapes, and of reported captures.

" So bold were the marauders that they cruised in sight of Bombay harbour, and careened their ships in sight of factories along the coast.

Three times he sent a boat to look into Mocha harbour, and bring notice when the Indian ships were ready to sail.

The Sunda Rajah and the factory stood on their guard while he was in harbour.

While off Carwar he careened the Adventure on a small islet in the harbour, which was long known as Kidd's island.

In November, the yacht lay at Honore, taking in a cargo of pepper, when the well-known pirate ships Pelican, Soldado, and Resolution came into harbour for provisions.

On the 18th December, 1699, the Loyal Merchant, Captain Lowth, East Indiaman, lying in Table Bay, saw a small vessel of sixty tons enter the harbour under English colours.

With a fleet of armed vessels carrying thirty and forty guns apiece, with Kennery island in his possession within sight of Bombay harbour, Angria and his successors continued to be a menace to the existence of Bombay, while the Angrian territory became the Alsatia of the Indian seas, where desperadoes of all nationalities were made welcome.

On the 30th August, the Morning Star, with five gallivats and a sloop, arrived off Carwar, and blockaded the harbour till the arrival of Hamilton and the rest of the force on the 12th September.

TO LOUISA MORGAN How blest is he who in his age, exempt From fortune's frowns, and from the troublous strife Of storms that harass still the private life, "Below ambition, and above contempt," Hath gain'd a quiet harbour, where he may Look back on shipwrecks past, without a sigh For busier scenes, and hope's gay dreams gone by!

There is a small fishing village with a pier and harbour at the foot of the rock.

It began to decline as a seafaring place with the loss of its harbour, owing to the receding of the sea along the Sussex shorethe walls, which were formerly almost washed by the waves, being now quite a mile inland.

The gradual decay of the port was due to the retiring of the sea in the fifteenth century, which rendered the harbour useless.

The harbour is still visited by small fishing-boats.

Almost every day, for instance, a German aeroplaneone of the famous Taube flock would come and drop bombs by the Town Hall or the harbour, killing a woman or two and a child, or breaking many panes of glass, but never destroying anything of military importance (for women and children are of no importance in time of war), although down by the docks there were rich stores of ammunition, petrol, and material of every kind.

Its wings are almost freeits home, its harbour found, Measuring the gulf, it stoops and dares the final bound.

SEE Harbour, J. L. The ladies aid at the local theater.

SEE Harbour, J. L. Lena by de football game.

SEE Harbour, J. L. Ma at the basketball game.

SEE Harbour, J. L. Mickey's marker.

SEE Harbour, J. L. Pink ice cream.

A distant harbour.

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