| 单词 | throw overboard |
| 例句 | By mistake, Fonteyn threw overboard white armbands "intended to distinguish the rebels when they landed" instead of "some incriminating letters and her husband's address book, which were hastily packed with some machine guns and ammunition." Ballerina's clumsy role in coup attempt detailed 2010-05-30T05:46:00Z Anyone in the “just do three-to-five-things” camp, a senior administration official told me, is obligated to say what those “three to five things are and explain which things they’re throwing overboard.” Opinion | If Democrats must scale down their ambitions, they should prioritize investments in the young and the future 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z But as the Chang Tai pulls away, the man throws overboard a plastic bottle stuffed with his brother’s phone number scribbled on a piece of paper. Great Wall of Lights: China’s sea power on Darwin’s doorstep 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z You can’t dethrone him without throwing overboard the fundamental logic of modernism as a sequence of jolting aesthetic breakthroughs, entitled to special rank on the grounds of originality and influence. Renoir’s Problem Nudes 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Instead, the crew prepared to throw overboard large, shock-absorbing fenders to protect their ship. ‘A Game of Chicken’: U.S. and China Are Risking a Clash at Sea 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z In this political lifeboat dilemma, Republicans are being asked what principles they are willing to throw overboard in the interest of power. Opinion | Republicans are failing the Roy Moore test 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Parties, he believes, are defined by presidential contests, and whenever a party loses, up pops a parade of experts declaring that the answer is for the losing party to throw overboard its most fundamental principles. Let Liberals Be Liberals 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Kicking off her campaign for a batch of state elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Germany can’t “throw overboard” its values as the government seeks to reduce the record number of refugees entering the country. World Digest: Feb. 11, 2016 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The “tangible things” at issue, the government insisted, were undersized red grouper Yates evidently ordered crew members to throw overboard. SCOTUS Fishing For A Way To Overturn Conviction In "Yates" Without Tossing Law Overboard 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z “Yet the government applied the law to Mr. Yates for throwing overboard grouper that were an inch or less too short.” Supreme Court to decide if law forbidding destruction of financial records applies to fish 2014-04-28T14:59:00Z First, therefore, they tried to lighten the vessel, throwing overboard first the worthless baggage, then precious things, that perchance a hope of safety might arise. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The "Slave Ship, slavers throwing overboard the dead and dying, typhoon coming on," was exhibited in 1840. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Continuing eastward he at length made the Irish coast, but was soon after chased by an English frigate and pressed so closely that he found it necessary to throw overboard his anchors and two guns. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Their only expedient left to gain time was to throw overboard some of their clothing, which, fortunately, induced the natives to stop and pick them up. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z One should come abroad to know how much may be said upon throwing overboard a bunch of lilies! Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z A marked tendency in the new movements is to throw overboard superfluous technical baggage. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Some men were so alarmed that in panic they threw overboard seal meat to lighten the boat. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z So he threw overboard a chronometer, a valuable sextant, a compass, and other articles which a captain deserting his ship would most certainly have carried away. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Or, even had she been lightened by throwing overboard a part of her stores temporarily—which could have been done without serious harm to many articles—she might have been saved. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A Buccaneer always preferred coin to jewels, and jewels, as being portable, to heavy merchandise, which they often threw overboard or wantonly destroyed. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The bulky bales he threw overboard, the silks and muslins he kept, and retained the iron bars for ballast. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Roberts, crowding all sail, took to flight and escaped, after a galling pursuit, by dint of throwing overboard his guns and heavy goods. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Jet′tison, to throw overboard, as goods, in time of danger. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The wretches threw overboard the only woman on the raft, together with her husband. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The president didn't get Gonzalez from the , but at least he retrieved the guy he had to throw overboard to get him from the Padres. Cubs trade is high risk, high reward 2012-01-07T03:27:00Z In every case it will be found that the poet threw overboard the light and imaginative element, the purely poetic. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The pirate then began to rummage the vessel, and, not caring for anything but money, threw overboard, before night, about �4000 worth of Indian bales. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z De Vere coolly threw overboard a bag or two of sand, and the balloon mounted again like a skylark. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They threw overboard M. Coudin, an elderly man, who was covered with wounds received in opposing them, and a young boy of the party, in whom he took an interest. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z While it was at its worst, the boy told them to throw overboard the second cord; and they threw it over billet by billet, and took care not to take any from the third cord. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The �roplane carries small luggage; our light modern mind is ever ready to throw overboard even its precious heritage, in its eagerness for swift flight. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Upon a butt of sack, boys, which the sailors threw overboard.—But are you alive, hoa! for I will tipple with no ghosts, till I'm dead. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z “It is fenders to throw overboard when the ice is too obtrusive, isn’t it, sir?” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They lightened the boat by throwing overboard all superfluous articles, and removing the tools, put the bread, on which their very existence depended, in the chest. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He put down the Menu and threw overboard some nets and fishing tackle. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z It reads almost like a close imitation of Browning, the great master of the poetical grotesque, except that it observes a discretion which the poet of Red-Cotton Night-caps long ago threw overboard. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z And it will not do for Professor James to claim Free-Will in the name of certain "moral demands" and reserve the right to throw overboard any theory that does not grant them. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z Is it not plain that I am throwing overboard the cross? The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z They robbed me of my seaman's discharge book and certificate, which they threw overboard, but kept four one-pound notes. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Armstrong was busily engaged in throwing overboard the sand ballast. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z On board the St. Jacques the Dutch prisoners were set to work to lighten the ship by throwing overboard all her upper-deck guns, spars, shot—everything movable, to keep her afloat. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z "Every morning we would wake up and find more bodies, which we would leave for 24 hours and then throw overboard," Abu Kurke, an Ethiopian survivor told the Guardian. Did NATO Leave 62 Africans to Die at Sea Off Libya? 2011-05-09T17:20:00Z "Every morning we would wake up and find more bodies, which we would leave for 24 hours and then throw overboard," he said. Nato denies letting migrants die 2011-05-09T12:38:07Z But the rowboat had all it would bear in such a sea, and before taking him aboard, it was necessary to make the others throw overboard their wet coats and overcoats. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z I remember that tar bucket we threw overboard once. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The throwing overboard of the tea excited his indignation. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Ah, they're a queer rigged craft are women, and a secret is the ballast they think first about throwing overboard if there's ever such a capful o' wind to make the sea a bit roughish. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z It was a strategic masterstroke, but he threw overboard some liberal founding stones. Obama the Centrist Irks a Liberal Lion 2011-01-08T02:30:21Z I now ordered my paymaster to get his public chest, and papers ready for throwing overboard, if it should become necessary. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The incident on deck—Well, he evaded, it might have been anything that she threw overboard, a handkerchief ... or.... Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Rety, Kriver, and the other men, are men of my party whom I cannot possibly throw overboard: but, I assure you, I respect the feelings which you have expressed to me. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z We cannot throw overboard the wisdom of our fathers, but we are bound to construe the precepts they laid down in the light of new emergencies as they arise. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z Bennett poured gasoline into the tanks, and threw overboard the empty cans, to relieve the plane of weight. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z So they make up their minds to vote for the man who comes to them with fresh promises, and to throw overboard the one who has not been able to keep his. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z And as to the theory of the new school, that we should throw overboard all precedent in architectural detail, that is intellectually impossible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" And the two riddled with shot were at last glad to make their escape in flight, throwing overboard as they sailed away more than a score of bodies of men killed by the Spanish musketeers. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 I do not know, unless it is that we are to throw overboard the effort aimed at arbitrary and creative definition and proceed in simple inductive and interpretative fashion. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude So of course she rebelled against the interference of the middle class with the affairs of the poor, and threw overboard her settlement work and her socialism together. Women as World Builders Studies in Modern Feminism Here was another only fit to throw overboard. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The boldest of the new school would throw overboard all the old forms and write only in free verse, rythmic prose or whatever he may wish to call it. Acanthus and Wild Grape On coming to the bar the boats stuck, and we threw overboard a great deal of money, in all about five thousand dollars. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Had logic possessed the courage long ago to throw overboard this subjective Jonah it would have been spared the storms of epistemology and the reefs of metaphysics. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude Moreover, we had been obliged to throw overboard nearly all our provisions and water. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa She could not throw Miss Aërial overboard like a sand-bag to make the balloon go higher, although she did throw overboard everything else that was movable, even to her jacket and shoes. Careers of Danger and Daring Vivid pictures are given of the crew throwing overboard bales of cotton, but even this did not enable the ship to outrun the fast Union vessels. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia We acted solely on the defensive, and managed, while repelling the most furious onslaughts, to throw overboard the dead bodies of the enemy. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar I threw overboard all my heavy armament and fought light. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) When last seen, officers say, he was throwing overboard deck chairs and other objects to people in the water, his chief concern the safety of everyone but himself. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder With six feet of water in the hold, the crew are turning out for higher wages, and ready to throw overboard the man who counsels them to put a hand to the pump! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas If she fail to throw overboard the worthless and superfluous ballast, it is possible that the ship of state will founder—and then, who knows? The Cathedrals of Northern Spain These voluntarily threw overboard their revolvers, together with the few empty shells that lay scattered upon the deck, George Reese alone having to be forced to discard the "souvenirs" he had picked up. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry I must disappear for a time; for I am wanted not only because of your money—my escape from the galleys, and the overseer I threw overboard, are not yet forgiven. Timar's Two Worlds Drinkwater was obliged to throw overboard a load of cordwood to make room for the rescued passengers and crew and their possessions. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 "I think," I said, "I must fit out an expedition, to go and dredge the Java Sea for that manuscript you threw overboard." Aliens We sprinkled Le Sars with bullets, and there I threw overboard the quotation from a great German poet, folded inside an empty Very's cartridge to which I had attached canvas streamers. Cavalry of the Clouds Whether moved by his own impetuous temperament or by the advice of others, Mr Churchill threw overboard the M'Kenna memorandum, and endeavoured once more to revive the contribution policy. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time It's like throwing overboard a cargo of gold, and silver, and precious stones to lighten the ship. A Castle in Spain A Novel They throw overboard their bags and feather beds. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century Moreover, the old idea of bad luck which led to the throwing overboard of Jonah, is in this case transferred from the living to the dead. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore The old, wayward spirit once more took full possession of his heart, and in a moment he was ready to throw overboard all that he prized most dearly. Soldiers of the Queen They liked to eat the scraps the cook threw overboard. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad And think not so ill of your Jewish landlord, whom you wish you could wrap in that rug and throw overboard. The Book of Khalid He swept the decks and floor of his cabin, and scooped the sand up with an ash shovel to throw overboard. The River Prophet “Isn’t that a lot to throw overboard because of a scruple?” Counsel for the Defense And Captain Solomon said that he supposed that the albatross was following the ship to get the scraps that the cook threw overboard. The Sandman: His Sea Stories But when you trim your ship to run before a gale you must throw overboard just such freight. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America As men in shipwreck throw overboard food, jewels, all, to save life, so Romanism has thrown all overboard to save itself. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As they had neared us so rapidly, we thought it prudent to throw overboard the foreign stores in order to improve our sailing. A Sailor of King George I refused to throw overboard the wines and liquors to make a good measure. The Pagan Madonna But they had it for every meal until there was only one porpoise left, and that one they had to throw overboard. The Sandman: His Sea Stories But the real link was that they both instinctively threw overboard all but the essential; they cared comparatively little for most of the preoccupations and smaller solicitudes of the women in their own leisured class. Bird of Paradise As men in science, mechanics, and practical life, throw overboard men and things of the past, so should we in theology, Church life, and experience, when we can do better. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 For safety of lives and property, all hands, after being revived with a glass of rum, began to throw overboard the guns. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 They immediately proceeded to massacre or throw overboard the men as fast as possible, and to seize the stores and transfer them to their own ships. Richard I Makers of History "Well," said the mate, "I never had a chance to ask any shark that question—and get an answer—but I think it's to get what the cook throws overboard." The Sandman: His Sea Stories There was precious little that the German seamen could throw overboard, for when the canvas boat was placed on the Capellus deck it was found to contain only a pair of oars and two crutches. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War During our passage across the Atlantic in June, and afterwards on our way up Davis’s Strait, we threw overboard daily a strong copper cylinder, containing the usual papers, giving an account of our situation. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage From the decks of the "Bienville," the nearest steamer, the officers with their glasses could see the crew of the distressed vessel working like beavers, throwing overboard every thing of weight to lighten the ship. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Well then I will say, if you want your poem to be understood by the average intellect, I really would sink the scientific terminology, and throw overboard a good deal of the metaphysics. Vixen, Volume III. Formerly meant the side, edge, or brim; hence, as applied to a ship, to throw overboard, is to cast anything over the side of the vessel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Another, selfish to excess, was throwing overboard all his hidden money, and amusing himself by burning all his effects. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. One of the sailors was in the act of throwing overboard a life buoy. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Her pilots declared that if the ship was lightened they could take her up the James River; and accordingly all hands threw overboard ballast and trappings, until she was lightened three feet. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Exhausted and bleeding profusely, they presently saw some of the mutineers emerge from the cabin, dragging with them Captain Hunter's body, which they at once threw overboard. The South Seaman An Incident In The Sea Story Of Australia - 1901 It is a good deal easier to throw overboard good and evil together, than to separate them carefully and to develop the good into a power. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training Self-preservation was the only object; each was occupied in throwing overboard whatever promised the most slender chance of escape, yards, spars, hen-coops and everything occurring, was seized in despair, and thus employed. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Three projects presented themselves to his mind, each of which included, of course, the throwing overboard of the liquor and the secure hiding of the arms, except a pistol for himself, and one for Florrie. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Such was the case with the sixteen-gun brig "Rattlesnake," which escaped from one British frigate by throwing overboard all her guns, only to immediately fall a prey to the "Leander." The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 One by one he was throwing overboard his most precious possessions to appease the Fates that were pursuing him. The Arbiter A Novel What remained was becoming far from pleasant, but the doctor insisted that it was too valuable to throw overboard. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Under their advice, on the night of May 11th we lightened ship by throwing overboard all our coal and ballast, thus raising our unprotected decks above water. The Monitor and the Merrimac Both sides of the story We of the North stand where our fathers did, who resisted the Stamp Act; who threw overboard the tea in Boston harbor. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 A chase ensued, in which the American vessel threw overboard her guns and anchors, and started the water; but to no avail, for she was overhauled, and forced to surrender. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I had some orders for goods for families in Northumberland County, which I threw overboard after we were hailed, also had twenty odd boxes tobacco. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After The hatch was opened and the second mate attempted to go down, with the object of getting up and throwing overboard the burning bales, but he was drawn back insensible. A Boy's Voyage Round the World His two sons, fourteen and sixteen years of age, were with him at the throwing overboard of the tea. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) The professor threw overboard a bag of ballast, and the balloon darted upward again into space. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Leopold threw overboard the ground bait, and soon, with a shout of exultation, he announced the presence of a school of mackerel. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock On the third day, with their own hands, they threw overboard the ship's tackle. The Children's Bible In going through one of the passages across the Barrier Reef his vessel ran aground, and in order to lighten it he was obliged to throw overboard six of his heaviest cannon. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania One of them, the Hercules, catching fire, the crew threw overboard their powder, and were therefore obliged to surrender their ship. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The professor threw overboard his last bag of ballast; Puck hid his face in his mother’s dress, while she, in the presence of that mighty danger, sang a hymn. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated The Spaniards, the commodore observed, had neglected to clear their ship, they being engaged in throwing overboard cattle and lumber. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The traditional throwing overboard of the son the day he is twenty-one, allowing him to sink or swim, survive or perish, did not prevail with the Stevensons. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The great canoe had, by throwing overboard a part of her cargo, got off from the reef at the rising of the tide, and resumed her voyage. The Island Home La Juste, of 70 guns, was also wrecked, but seven of the French ships, by throwing overboard their guns and stores, escaped into the river Yillaine. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 I ordered them in, threw overboard several water-casks that encumbered the deck, and hoisted our boat to the stern-davits to prevent boarding in that quarter. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Once indeed the "Reprisal" came near falling into the hands of the enemy, but escaped by throwing overboard every thing movable, sawing away her bulwarks, and even cutting away her heavy timbers. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 All these are things which, Mr. Chesterton thinks, the intellectual is willing to throw overboard at the bidding of intellect. Personality in Literature He had no easy time getting over the route, he and his men only saving themselves from wreck on Lake Bennett by throwing overboard some of their freight. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police The first orders given were to throw overboard the deck-load of cotton and to make more steam. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner Every exertion was now made by both officers and men to assist the crew in keeping the ship afloat; by clearing her of water and throwing overboard freight. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Then they threw overboard the tea, and spared the ships; this time ship and cargo alike should be destroyed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 But a fresh outburst, of greater fury than before, soon dashed these hopes, and obliged the captain to throw overboard all the spare spars and some of the heaviest part of the cargo. The Hot Swamp He followed this up by throwing overboard one of the oars, and then taking the only remaining oar, he sculled and steered the boat therewith gently. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands It is absolutely forbidden to any traveller to throw overboard ballast, or any packet whatever. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages These men, however, he threw overboard completely; in my case, he showed, after a while, some relenting, and ultimately even forgiveness. On the Stairs But the frigate proving too powerful, the privateer had been forced to fly, and hastened her flight by throwing overboard all her guns and ammunition. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 These words he accompanied with a push of the helm so violent as almost to throw overboard the man who sat on the larboard quarter. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer Others were engaged in lowering the boats and throwing overboard planks and hen-coops, and pieces of furniture, and whatever they could lay their hands on. The Boy who sailed with Blake Some he immediately knocked on the head and threw overboard. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco So crowded was the Hawk, that Captain Hill threw overboard a considerable quantity of his cargo to accommodate his passengers. True Blue He had got a long line and a strong hook, which he threw overboard from the end of the main-yard. The South Sea Whaler This I threw overboard, and as I feared that the halliards would not prove long enough, I bent on another rope to them. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler I supposed that the lieutenant put them there that they might be handy to throw overboard, should he find at any time that the brig was likely to be recaptured.” Paddy Finn This enraged our crew, several of whom were struck down; the wounded were at once carried below, the dead were drawn out of the way; they were not yet numerous enough to throw overboard. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days At length some vessels were sent to his assistance, but much valuable time was lost, and several of the French ships, by throwing overboard their stores and guns, floated, and got higher up the harbour. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War He also was obliged to throw overboard casks of beer and pork to lighten his ships and these also were picked up. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. This is a mere incident to the dispute, but no more the cause of war than the throwing overboard of the tea in Boston harbor was the cause of the North American Revolution. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. The chase, to use nautical terms, began to lighten ship by throwing overboard first one article and then another. Recollections of Europe Yet these young reformers had no intention of throwing overboard all the charms of floridity in song. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera But Gunner's Mate, O. C. Ingram, did not hurry forward; he rushed aft and began to throw overboard the boxes of explosives. Winning a Cause World War Stories I found two or three large spars and a spare mast or two, which I threw overboard, tying every one with a rope that it might not drift away. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric The crew he shackled and threw overboard, while he burnt the vessel. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Fishes, apparently of gold and rose-color or of a radiant blue barred and banded with silver, dart, plunge and chase each other after the fragments of biscuit we throw overboard. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. The boat was hurried to within five yards of Mac's bull, and an Eskimo hurled a harpoon, hit the large bull, and threw overboard the sealskin float. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The throwing overboard of free will is commonly denounced on the ground that it subverts morality and makes of religion a mocking. Damn! A Book of Calumny Then Bludson and his assistants passed the next few hours in throwing overboard the ballast that had been stowed at Tybee Island in far away America. Ralph Granger's Fortunes "Next morning we threw overboard our dead man and gave him two French vollies and one English one." The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers They called him the Master of Chiffon, at Julien's; when he threw overboard his old friends and joined the new crowd, their indignation was great. Visionaries By the time he had extricated himself he "considered it advisable to throw overboard the steel chest and dispatch-box of confidential and secret books." Sea Warfare A whole crowd of boys and some men came out and ran along with us, and dived in for anything we threw overboard. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years During the day the blacks below threw overboard the bodies of the slain, having no fire wherewith to indulge their cannibalistic tastes. Ralph Granger's Fortunes Her master, therefore, threw overboard his cargo as the frigate fast approached, and in company with a number of his crew took to his large boat. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 Still he sped on, fearing the tremendous outburst at the close, where Chopin throws overboard his soul, and with blood-red sails signals the hellish Willis, the Lamias of the lake, to his side. Visionaries Into the maelstrom of 'Dollars, Dollars, Dollars,' the sensitive brains of all America were drifting, throwing overboard ideals and aspirations in order to keep afloat in the swirling foam. The Parts Men Play Let us throw overboard everything that degrades music to a science, and 'go to nature,' as Mr Ruskin counsels, 'rejecting nothing, selecting nothing, and scorning nothing.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 432 Volume 17, New Series, April 10, 1852 Captain Biddle threw overboard some of his heavy spars, cut away the sheet anchor and flung several tons of kentledge into the sea. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders He heard shouts and calls and the walking of men when the coal-passers threw overboard the cinders from the huge boiler furnaces. Atlantis No matter what Clarendon had done, he could not throw overboard to the sharks the man who was still engaged to his daughter. The Big-Town Round-Up "Ye may split open my head, an' throw overboard my corpse, but my live body stays here as long as ye do." Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter He would have had to do a lot of work to repack his load properly, so he soon thought of a shorter and easier way: he began deliberately throwing overboard his overload! Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation I concur in all your views about the necessity of throwing overboard the whole system of special pleading, and have been amused with Sir J. P. Grant's horror of your proposed innovations. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II This throwing overboard of Adam so suddenly and without any recently discovered evidence upon his personality or lack of it, comes in the nature of a shock. The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 A storm arising which threatened the loss of his ships, the brutal Hasting gave orders that the vessels should be lightened by throwing overboard plunder and captives alike. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German "On your own terms when my carriers are tied to your dock with a capacity load which I must sell or throw overboard within forty-eight hours," MacRae smiled. Poor Man's Rock At every turn he displayed his reckless audacity, his swiftness in transition, his readiness to throw overboard a stupid colleague, his alacrity to take a hint from an opponent and make it appear his own. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences The man killed saw the torpedo coming and ran aft to throw overboard some high explosives stowed there—but he didn't quite make it. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. We threw overboard fifty or sixty tons of coal, to no avail; we could not get within shot of the 'Livadia,' to capture which I would have given all I possessed. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha The sailors threw overboard everything on the ship; and when they could do no more, every man prayed to his god to save the ship and themselves. The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Warcolier's amiability, tact, the extraordinary facility with which he threw overboard previous opinions, were so many claims in his favor. His Excellency the Minister We lightened it as much as we could, by throwing overboard the little baggage we had left, and I set the men to baling with our remaining brass kettle. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific The policies covered losses resulting from jettisoning, or throwing overboard the cargo; they did not insure against loss from disease. American Merchant Ships and Sailors As day broke we saw the crew of the 'Livadia' busily employed throwing overboard coal and water. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha They now had to throw overboard most of their fresh water, so that they suffered much with thirst from this time on. Stories of American Life and Adventure Thinking our vessels to be Dutch, they fled at their utmost speed, and threw overboard all their cargo, although it was valuable, in order to make the vessel lighter. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century They also threw overboard a beautiful Spanish girl seventeen years old. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 16 of 55 1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century And when a man concludes to throw overboard his good resolutions, he always seeks to avoid the witness of those resolutions. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana The men managed to remove three half-empty casks with their heads stove in, which they threw overboard, but the full ones would have required special appliances to raise them through the hatches. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months They hope by throwing overboard the Incarnation, the Resurrection of the Body, and the Ascension, to lighten the ship so effectually that it will ride buoyantly over the billows of modern knowledge. The Altar Steps The pilots began to throw overboard whatever was above decks, until nothing was left on them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Don Pedro saw that they threw overboard more than two thousand of their many Spanish and islander captives in order to lighten themselves. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 16 of 55 1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Kroomen rig out three oars in a triangle, lash the boat's sail to it, throw overboard, after making fast, and pay out as much line as they can muster. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries I can soon sort out and throw overboard the few moss-bunkers. Around The Tea-Table In adversity, as he notes, the race is truest to its ideals, but as soon as the breeze of prosperity has caught its sails, then it throws overboard all that ennobles life. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria They threw overboard the boat, and the boxes and bales of merchandise On that account the sailors lost their poor possessions, and some of the passengers lost a goodly amount. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century He takes refuge in the things you throw overboard. Simon Called Peter He threw overboard the natural physical life of the body because it limited, he thought, the outgoings of the imaginative soul, and only found that in weakening the body he enfeebled the soul. The Poetry Of Robert Browning At about this same time an English captain threw overboard, chained together, one hundred and thirty sick slaves. The Congo and Coasts of Africa After they depart for Nueva España with their vessels, then for greater comfort and the better stowing of their merchandise, they throw overboard the goods of our citizens, without any necessity. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century There was no cargo to throw overboard, nor ballast. After London Or, Wild England I have the authority of Major Abasa that in such case the merchant keeps his cargo and throws overboard his crew. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life One can hardly forgive this throwing overboard of the toilet and the fairies which Pope added in the later edition. The Art of Letters After they had passed the latitude of 65° north, they were from time to time to throw overboard a bottle, closely sealed, containing a paper, stating the date and position at which it was launched. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 "Dear father, if you do that, you will throw overboard likewise my happiness and life!" exclaimed Count Adolphus warmly. The Youth of the Great Elector To get at the cargo we threw overboard the superincumbent articles, and strewed the sea with Connecticut wooden ware and brooms. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter They immediately broke open and pillaged the cabins, plundered the men basely of their clothes and every thing else worth taking, and throwing overboard whatever did not please their fancies. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time About seventy flasks and bottles were handed to me, and I found and threw overboard about twenty. The Rough Riders "Is there anything else we can throw overboard?" The Man Who Laughs Convinced that Gwin and Benham plotted treason, he ordered their arrest, but not before they threw overboard maps and other papers. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts "Who pays for the cargo Captain Kuttle threw overboard?" one paper headed an article; whilst another wrote perfervidly about "Cattle ruined for his bravery." A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle Amid the hurly-burly of artificiality, it was all his cleverness could do to keep its head to the wind; and he was only able to remain afloat at all by throwing overboard his humour. Books and Characters French and English The next morning I had again to lighten my knapsack, and threw overboard an extra pair of boots; then I arose and went on to Goslar, where I arrived without knowing how. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes By no means throw overboard religion altogether, but let it have its proper place, let it stand side by side with self-pleasing and worldliness. The King's Cup-Bearer On board the brigantine, all hands were at work both day and night; they were under the necessity of throwing overboard six of her guns, and all the weighty provisions. The Pirates Own Book The Attorney General required, however, that they throw overboard a dozen stout cudgels that they had. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia One of their "belligerent" acts was to throw overboard the cargo of the Parsons, together with most of her furniture. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation We must throw overboard all our cargo of anxieties, preoccupations and pedantry to recover youth, simplicity, childhood, and the present moment with its happy mood of gratitude. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The victuals were only fit to throw overboard. Bob the Castaway In return, all I ask of you is not to throw overboard the sack anywhere close to this country's shore! The Purchase Price Fellow overboard!" cried Marble, laughing--"I'd ha' thrown all England into the sea had it been necessary and in my power, but it wasn't necessary to throw overboard so much as a child. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" It was at last found necessary to throw overboard the kegs of pork, &c., and let them float down. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers I called to mind that Croce unfastened the aspirator, which he then threw overboard, and then he threw out ballast, rugs, etc. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation To get wood for firewood the boatmen row miles out, and wait below the transports to get the boxes they throw overboard. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis What I needed was something easily seen, a piece of paper, which I could throw overboard and watch. The Secret Sharer Finding that they were descending then too rapidly, they threw overboard everything available, including their coats and only excepting the instruments. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He 's too confoundedly all of one piece; he won't throw overboard a grain of the cargo to save the rest. Roderick Hudson It was just so in the American Revolution, in 1776, the first delicacy the men threw overboard in Boston harbor was the tea, woman's favorite beverage. The Woman's Bible Varrak threw overboard a small barrel wrapped in red cloth and trimmed with many red streamers, but with a rope attached to it. Classic Myths I went with the other officers and threw overboard the powder, but it was useless to attempt extinguishing the flames. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Again, in a storm at sea, it may be necessary for the safety of ship and cargo to cut away a mast or to jettison, that is to say, throw overboard part of the cargo. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "And then that transcendent girl will confess to me that when she threw overboard her prince she remembered that I adored her!" Roderick Hudson The Enterprise was chased by frigates on several occasions; being once forced to throw overboard all her guns but two, and escaping only by a shift in the wind. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans And to Augustin came the temptation to do as the beggar-man, to throw overboard his philosophical lumber and set himself simply to live without afterthoughts, since life is sometimes good. Saint Augustin Cyrus Smith, fearing to add to the weight, wanted to send the poor brute back, but Pencroff said, “Pshaw, it is but one more!” and at the same time threw overboard two bags of sand. The Mysterious Island We threw overboard a hundred pounds of oil and started back to Kingston with a crippled engine and a half-drowned lieutenant of the Pennsylvania stretched on the cabin floor. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory It was he who gave the signal for action by crying "Sail, ho!" and he subsequently assisted in throwing overboard the mate and murdering the captain. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale At 9.30, finding the Tenedos rather gaining upon her, the Constitution started her water and threw overboard a quantity of provisions and other articles. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans "But," his host remarked with a smile, "because you begin to have doubts about a thing which the church doesn't inculcate, you show an inclination to throw overboard all that she does teach." The Puritans The Spaniards were alarmed, and endeavored to lighten them, by throwing overboard every thing that could be spared; retaining only their arms, and a part of their provisions. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) "There now, you rascal," cried the mate, "throw overboard another Bible, and I'll send you after it without a bowline." Redburn. His First Voyage It threw overboard the question of abstract, formal, technical right, and fought primarily, no doubt, for a humanitarian ideal, but fundamentally to enforce its instinct of the highest political expediency. America To-day, Observations and Reflections The chase was to windward during the whole time, and made every effort to escape, throwing overboard all her boats, anchors, cables, and spare spars. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans We shall have no compunction in throwing overboard our ancient manners, nor any in emulating their lack of courtesy. Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore Like the blockade runner, closely pursued by the man of war, he threw overboard all the cargo that could impede his speed. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. I used to help nurse the sick, and throw overboard the dead, and it never touched me. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire It had never been in his books to throw overboard a friend whom he had loved ten years for a married woman whom he had six weeks—well, admired. Madame De Mauves She made 18 prizes on her last voyage, and her crew was thus reduced to less than 80 men; she was then chased by the Barossa frigate, and threw overboard 10 of her long 12's. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans People come in contact with your irrational and ridiculous claims, and, taking them as religion itself, they throw overboard the whole business, the good with the bad. To Infidelity and Back She carried despatches, which Captain Waterhouse was directed to throw overboard in the event of meeting with an enemy's ship of superior force and being unable to effect his escape. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders To save a sinking ship it is necessary to throw overboard the ballast, which though it may once have been needed would now cause the ship to sink. A Letter to a Hindu He began by picking up the things she let fall from her carriage or threw overboard and immediately cried for again. We Can't Have Everything It was only by dint of cutting away her anchors and throwing overboard some of her guns that the Adams held her own till sunset, when it fell calm. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Both ships went on their way, and in thirty-eight degrees met such storms that they were many times on the point of being wrecked, and threw overboard a quantity of their merchandise. History of the Philippine Islands Then Jonathan to pout began-he laid a strong embargo- "I'll drink no tea, by Jove!" so he threw overboard the cargo. De La Salle Fifth Reader On the other hand, if we reject enforced militarism are we to throw overboard the idea of "national service" altogether? The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife But when they reached the precipice, they wanted to throw overboard their load in order to escape. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 They threw overboard all their Brandy, Tea and Tobacco, of which last wee recover'd about 14 Baggs and put it to the Custom house. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Their flagship and almiranta caracoas protected the ships which were dropping behind and made them throw overboard what they could and work with all the strength of their paddles, assisted by their sails. History of the Philippine Islands When a number of men disguised as Indians retook a sloop caught by a man-of-war in forbidden trade, their action was compared to that of the patriots who threw overboard the East India tea. The United States of America, Part 1 The railway men in the Parliament were too strong for him and compelled him to throw overboard the scheme of government control framed by his own committee under the presidency of Lord Dalhousie. Lectures and Essays The old scruples seemed, beside this new reality, merely ridiculous—although there was a certain satisfaction in throwing overboard that hideous egotism of his, which had made all the trouble that had come to them. The Iron Woman How much of the ballast of conservatism and of loyalty to tradition is it well to throw overboard in the interest of accelerated motion? A Handbook of Ethical Theory Like Luther and the leaders of the great French Revolution, he broke with the Past; and he threw overboard the whole cargo of human tradition. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi When you've quite got over that dream, you'll be glad to return to the man you threw overboard for the rich squire's son. What's Bred in the Bone It means throwing overboard a part or the whole of a cargo in order to save the ship. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales When all his own luggage was arranged in his own double room, he carefully threw overboard all of the murdered cashier's private articles. The Midnight Passenger : a novel Those who, in our judgment, throw overboard much too much we have taken to deporting. A Handbook of Ethical Theory Mr. Bolton was relieved, exactly as a water-logged ship is lightened by throwing overboard the most valuable portion of the cargo—but the leak was not stopped. The Gilded Age, Part 6. The first man who came at him he seized by the sash round his waist, and threw overboard; the two next he stretched on the deck with blows from his clenched fist. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes A last piece of counsel: throw overboard the weekly rag, and write for people capable of understanding you.' Born in Exile All this established knowledge we are called upon to throw overboard, and accept the baseless assertions of this conjuror-up of inconceivable fables! West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas I give you my word that I threw overboard a small bronze paper-weight that was cluttering up my traps. The Firefly of France "We shall not," said Joe, "even if we have to throw overboard our clothes to save the Victoria." Five Weeks in a Balloon Having had breakfast, we commenced throwing overboard the light cargo which was in the hold, which employed us until dinnertime. For the Term of His Natural Life It was not until 1849 that Great Britain threw overboard her long catalogue of protective navigation laws which had been piling up since the time of Cromwell, and declared for free trade afloat. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors In 1866 nearly all employers threw overboard the written contract system for labor and permitted oral agreements. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Barbeyrac threw overboard the old complex medical farragos of the pharmacopoeias, as his church had disburdened itself of the popish ceremonies. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 The Victoria was descending very perceptibly, so much so that he had to throw overboard a number more of useless articles, especially when there was a mountain-top to pass. Five Weeks in a Balloon The Caledonia, the healthiest ship of the three, threw overboard a hundred corpses. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 Did not succeed in stopping it till four P. M., to effect which, were obliged to cut away the deck and top sides, and throw overboard part of the cargo. Roundabout Papers In the stern a man threw overboard the long, continuous screen of cocoanut leaves. The Cruise of the Snark Two of us began to bale, and by the most strenuous efforts managed to keep afloat without throwing overboard our cargo. The Naturalist on the River Amazons I lost not a moment, accordingly, in throwing overboard first my ballast, then my water-kegs, then my condensing apparatus and gum-elastic chamber, and finally every article within the car. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 What counted was the purpose to work relief, and the willingness to throw overboard whatever it might be that tended to defeat the purpose. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War I shall just throw overboard certain of my ambitions, and work steadily on at earning a livelihood. New Grub Street Alas, nobody sins more in this respect than I. Let us, then, throw overboard the supernatural, once and for all, so far as the Grey Room is concerned. The Grey Room The frightened Spaniards threw overboard everything they could spare, retaining their arms only, and a part of their provisions. The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time But the lady being killed by a shell, the garrison lost heart, and began to talk of throwing overboard the Moghul Jonah. Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan In political Strategy he could sense a new situation, wheel to meet it, throw overboard well-established plans, devise new ones, all in the twinkle of an eye. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War That was the right idea: to keep sloughing them off, throwing overboard the unreal and factitious Gissings, paring them down until he discovered the genuine and inalienable creature. Where the Blue Begins "Why," cried Pencroft, "were we obliged to throw overboard all the weapons we had with us in the car, all our implements, even our pocket-knives?" The Mysterious Island With my tomahawk I cut away some of the ship’s woodwork, which I threw overboard and let drift to land to serve as fuel. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont Just one more thing: when Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492, he threw overboard two copies of his diary sealed up in barrels. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle The Kamtchatkans say that when the mountain goblins have got their stoves well heated up, they throw overboard, with true barbaric shiftlessness, all the brands not needed for immediate use, which makes a volcanic eruption. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology What I needed was something easily seen, a piece of paper, which I could throw overboard and watch. 'Twixt Land and Sea |
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