We got two suits at Athens, one that miserable lot you saw on us to-day, the other we had cut up to fit us as we are sparred now.
They're built to sail fast and they're rigged an' sparred to stand the drag.
Ware mean Scotch barques with ornamental donkey-boilers and four heavily-sparred masts and eight able seamen's bunks forever empty in the fo'c'sles.
She was too heavily sparred and unwieldy for such a small crew, and I cal'late she got caught in a squall with her kites up and rolled over.
They danced about and fiddled for an opening, sparred for wind, and did all the fancy footwork of the fifth-class fighter, but they seldom came together except in clinches.
This was better than any play I had ever watched from the sparred gallery of the palace, to which Gottfried Gottfried took me sometimes when the mummers came from Brandenburg to divert Duke Casimir.
Here we were drawn up upon the quay opposite the broad-decked, heavy-sparred brig which was destined to carry us into slavery.
We are in the track of every Bristol ship, and though there's so little wind, a high-sparred craft might catch a breeze which we miss.
Sheen drew the bye, and sparred in an outer room with a soldier, who was inclined to take the thing easily.
When John came to Nottingham The gates were sparred each one; John called up the porter, He answered soon anon.
Out at the door he ran Full soon and anon; All the gates of Nottingham He made to be sparred everyone.
I'm beginning to think we are under-sparred and under- sailed.
She heeled over still more, of course, but it was with a steady kind of resistance to the force of the wind which did finally away with any lurking fears we might have had that we were over-sparred or over-sailed.
Now that, after a long interval, they had again been thrown into close contact, they sparred and quarrelled still.
He and she had sparred and quarrelled as boy and girl.
There was an interval while the two sparred for an opening.
So he sparred three gentle rounds with the Harrow sportsman, just doing sufficient to keep the lead and obtain the verdict after the last round.
Jem Mace tort me dis trick w'en I sparred wid him in Liverpool.
Then the man turned, and they sparred for a moment.
They tried conclusions in repartee, sparred for points, and amused the company by hot arguments and wordy pyrotechnics.
Carlyle vented his spleen on the nearest object, as irate gentlemen sometimes kick at the cat; but Johnson merely sparred for points.
But when they saw Redruth waiting for them in the sparred gallery, they went about ship at once, and a head popped out again on deck.
The whole schooner had been overhauled; six berths had been made astern, out of what had been the after-part of the main hold, and this set of cabins was only joined to the galley and forecastle by a sparred passage on the port side.
With that I scuttled down the companion with all the noise I could, slipped off my shoes, ran quietly along the sparred gallery, mounted the forecastle ladder and popped my head out of the fore companion.
Bill sparred around the main question, but finally asked if it was too late to get dinner, and was very politely informed that dinner was over.
These old cronies from boyhood sparred along in give-and-take repartee for some time, finally drifting back to boyhood days, while the harshness that pervaded their conversation before became mild and genial.
Also in cross-examination by Saunders he sparred away in such gallant style with that accomplished advocate that it was mighty refreshing.
He was a beautiful oar, and handled his mawleys uncommon; he sparred with all the prizefighters that came to Oxford, and took punishment better than you would think; and a wonderful quick hitter; Alec Reed owned that.
I'm beginning to think we are under-sparred and under-sailed.
She heeled over still more of course, but it was with a steady kind of resistance to the force of the wind which did finally away with any lurking fears we might have had that we were over-sparred or over-sailed.
He stood somewhat carelessly at first, but as they sparred for an opening he became more careful, and presently hit out sharply.
Mark had sparred with several of them, and, being open handed and friendly, was generally liked.
When Johne came to Notyngham The zatis were sparred ychone; Johne callid vp the porter, He answerid sone anon.
Out at the durre he ran Ful sone and anon; Alle the zatis of Notyngham He made to be sparred euerychone.
But when they saw Redruth waiting for them in thesparred galley, they went about ship at once, and a head popped out again on deck.
With that I scuttled down the companion with all the noise I could, slipped off my shoes, ran quietly along the sparred gallery, mounted the forecastle ladder, and popped my head out of the fore companion.
The whole schooner had been overhauled; six berths had been made astern out of what had been the after-part of the main hold; and this set of cabins was only joined to the galley and forecastle by a sparred passage on the port side.
One of Matthews's passions was "the fancy;" and he sparred uncommonly well.
When John came to Nottingham The gatës were sparred each one; John callëd up the porter, He answerëd soon anon.
Out at the door he ran, Full soon and anon; All the gates of Nottingham, He made to be sparred everychone.
They sparred for a minute longer, and then the giant had his chance.
Robin sparred with him for a little, and then, making a sudden feint, bestowed such a blow on Master Bland that the blood ran down his cheek from his broken pate.
They sparred a moment, and Hegner tried to get in with a feint and a straight left-hand drive for the face.
For some moments the boxers sparred craftily, feeling for an opening, and then Hegner pushed things again.
I sparred carefully for a minute, feeling out what he had left.
They fished, swam and sparred by day, and in the evenings Jack told stories of hunting in foreign countries to which Jerry listened wide-eyed.
I can hardly believe that there was a man on the Olympian fields of ancient Greece who could have been prettier to see than Jerry when he sparred with Flynn.
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