The bowsprits ranked on either fore-front seemed But spear-heads of those dread antagonists Invisible: the shuddering sails of Spain Dusk with the shadow of death, the sunward sails Of England full-fraught with the breath of God.
The masts, spars, bowsprits and other timber, having been prepared in the woods by the workmen, were hauled to the water by oxen.
The dockyards were busy places and we need not be surprised that good prices were paid for masts, yards, bowsprits and ship timber in general.
The agreement specified that the masts, yards and bowsprits were to be converted into eight squares carrying their dimensions in their several parts conformable to the rules of the navy.
It was decidedly rough, though the breeze was moderate, so that the smacks all round were alternately presenting sterns and bowsprits to the sky in a violent manner that might have suggested the idea of a rearing and kicking dance.
I didn't know before," said Eve, "that bowsprits have heels.
All were diving their bowsprits deeply into the seas, and taking in green water over their bows.
The Bay of Biscay was rough and boisterous, and spars, sails, and bowsprits were carried away.
Close-hauled on the starboard tack, their bowspritswere pointed for the last stage of the journey to the Golden Gate.
New York had become a seaport with long ranks of high-steeved bowsprits soaring above pleasant Battery Park and a forest of spars extending up the East River.
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