| 单词 | wherry |
| 例句 | Through black smoke and swirling green fire, Davos glimpsed a swarm of small, boats bearing downriver: a confusion of ferries and wherries, barges, skiffs, rowboats, and hulks that looked too rotten to float. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Brethren of the Coast cutlass Plate Fleet wherry topsail parrel belay. Prod-5806 Test 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The beginners use larger boats known as wherries. There’s much to know before you row 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The Canaries’ next play Brighton and Watford and improved performances and results will be needed if this Norfolk project isn’t to take on the appearance of a wherry holed beneath the waterline. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z He held by the fleece till rescued by a gentleman in a wherry. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Yesterday the revenue wherry went down to Rinevaha, and returned in the evening with the Major and a small party, with thirty-five prisoners, who now are all lodged in Bridewell. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The wherry for which I was making was moored in the water a few feet from the edge. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z I therefore hired for four-and-sixpence a wherry with two oars not larger than a Thames boat, and committed myself to our English deity, Neptune, who favourably heard my prayers. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. µ Different kinds of boats have different names; as, canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I am an early riser, but even before I was astir a wherry crossed the little harbor my window overlooked. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The loss of small craft in the river was enormous; not less than 300 ships’ boats and 500 wherries were sunk or dashed to pieces. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The clumsy wherry used by the family was moored to a ring a few yards distant. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Why did she not feel the same eagerness to be away, as on that night, when she leapt out of the wherry? The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z A wherry was unmoored: guided by my voice, they soon reached us; and but a brief interval elapsed before we were safely housed in an adjoining tavern. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z But these wherries will live in any sea that runs on the New England coast. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Then the skipper came in, with a terrible noise, Exclaiming, "The wherry is ready, my boys: The sails are unfurl'd, and the clock has struck eight; Away to the wharf, for no longer I wait!" The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Swaying to and fro she looked into the water and discerned the black bulk of the wherry. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The wherry swung in the tide, a useless bit of lumber, for no one dreamed of using it, of unknotting its rusty chain. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Matters had thus gone on for a fortnight when Lord Liverpool, to whom an appeal had been made, directed that the wherries should be withdrawn. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z I rowed over to Smutty Nose in a wherry. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At the end of the summer term in his last year Elmore was invited by a schoolboy friend named Austin to spend part of the holidays with him in a wherry on the Broads. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z There can be no denying that there must be something radically wrong, when a woman who used to be serene leaps with felonious intent out of a wherry. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The wherry was there, swinging loosely and idly on its chain. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z All such applications met with a flat refusal, and the mails continued to be sent by the wherries as before. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Glancing astern, I remarked four wherries coming down at a great pace with the ebb. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The Austins, who were well-to-do people, had a first-rate wherry; on it was a lively party. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The more she thought, the better would she comprehend that she was hemmed in, undone; that a certain wherry was swinging on the tide, under which was a soft bed preparing. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z They visited the source of the Thames, making the voyage in a wherry from Windsor to Cricklade. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z In a few moments the wherry approached them. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Innumerable wherries dart about, rowed by two men each; they are strongly built, for baiting trawls on the banks and in a sea is no child's play. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z This was to row in what were called ‘old-fashioned’ wager boats, i.e. the lightest form of wherry which used to be built before H. Clasper established outriggers. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Alongside of the pier the boats and wherries were all in motion, scratching and otherwise damaging their gunwales against the stones, as they were lifted up and down at the pleasure of the wavelets. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z So they set off in their wherries, and, because they thought the place was so near, they took no food with them at all. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Viviana, who had remained motionless and silent during the foregoing scene, was taken out of the house, and conducted towards the creek, in which lay a large wherry manned by four rowers. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z On the street that skirts the harbor I saw a fisherman just landed enter his cottage, "paying out," as he went, from a coil of rope, one end being, I ascertained, fastened to his wherry. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The disuse of the wherry for locomotion destroyed this nursery; we have already shown that our later professionals are as a rule neither London watermen nor Tyne keelmen. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z In the boat of Lion's Whelp and in its wherry there was room for twenty men, in Captain Calfield's wherry for ten, and in Ralegh's barge for ten more. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Of his return voyage to America in 1775, he wrote to Priestley: "I had a passage of six weeks, the weather constantly so moderate that a London wherry might have accompanied us all the way." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Overcome by emotion, Viviana sank into his arms, and in another moment she was placed in a wherry, which was ordered to be rowed towards Westminster. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Its build was outlandish; so unlike the wherries that were by, yet so like the craft that swim in the turbid Yang Tse. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z In those times, where a passenger would now go to a thoroughfare or call a cab, he would have gone to the nearest ‘stairs’ and have hailed a wherry. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z On the Thames he saw the grand annual rowing match for the Othello wherry prize, given by Edmund Kean in commemoration of Garrick's last public appearance on June 10, 1776. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z “Charon’s wherry”: Charon was a god of hell, who conducted souls across the river Styx. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And followed by Guy Fawkes, he hurried to the river side, where a wherry was moored. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Instinct guides them to the water from their birth, and they may be seen paddling about the harbor in stray wherries or clambering up the rigging of some collier, in emulation of their elders. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Coombes had been beaten by Campbell in old-fashioned wherries, such as could be used for the business of conveying passengers. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z They rose to their feet, wiped their eyes, and, seeing persons of quality before them, they hastened down the little hard and embarked the company in their wherry. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z The tug departed for a berth close at hand, the pilot and shore-gang leaving us in a wherry. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Heaving a deep sigh, Catesby watched the wherry sweep on towards the Tower,—its fatal destination,—until it was lost to view. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z An enjoyable way of becoming acquainted with Somes's Sound is to take a wherry at Somesville and drift slowly down with the ebb, returning with the next flood. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The rule survives on the Thames because in olden times the Thames was a highway for passenger traffic in ‘wherries.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z She was much about the burthen of one of our London wherries below Bridge, and built sharp at both ends, like the forepart of a wherry. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z I shall expect to see your name entered as a candidate for the annual wherry. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z But as this was not the case, he was placed in a wherry, and conveyed, as before related, to the Tower. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z There were no minnows darting through the depths like silver needles, or craw-fish burrowing in the banks, or water beetles skimming the surface like oarsmen rowing their light wherries. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z ‘Pairs’ came into existence in 1845, styled ‘silver wherries,’ and the then winners, Arnold and Mann, of Caius, have ever been handed down by tradition as something much above the average. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z She was deeper than a wherry, but not so broad, and was so thin and light that when empty four men could launch her or hale her ashore on a sandy bay. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z As soon as this had been done the wherry moved up closer, keeping just far enough away to avoid interfering with the diver when he got at his work on the bottom of the sea. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z A large wherry, named the Ruby, belonging to Mr. England, of Limpenhoe, had been chartered for the day by a Yarmouth publican, and was crowded with passengers both above and below the hatches. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Thornton was laboring ahead like a wherry in a tideway. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Besides the Town Cup, there were local sculls, sometimes for a ‘silver wherry,’ and sometimes for a presentation cup. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A wherry was unmoored; guided by my voice, they soon reached us; and but a brief interval elapsed before we were safely housed in an adjoining tavern. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The boy’s face was pale, but despite the pain 212 in his wrist he smiled bravely as he climbed into the wherry moored alongside. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The passengers rushed hurriedly from the larboard to the starboard side of the wherry, to watch her progress, and those beneath the hatches protruded their heads and necks over the gunwale. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The wherries are trading crafts carrying from twenty to fifty tons of cargo. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The ‘trim built wherry’ of song has been improved off the face of the Thames. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z We set our wherry drifting Between the poplar trees, And the banks of meadows shifting Were the shores of unknown seas. Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf 2011-04-20T02:00:22.033Z In the meantime, Dan Davis was standing up in the little wherry making efforts to attract the attention of the battleship. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Near the head of this canal was the abode of the city ferryman, who conveyed passengers in a wherry either to the Island or Jersey shore. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Then, on my next cruise here, I will get a yacht that does not draw more than a wherry does. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Such was the old wager wherry, and its later development of the wager outrigger. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It isn't what it was in the good ould days, when the Frenchmen and the Dutchmen came along with the Injin and Chinee goods, and we just run alongside in wherries and whipped them up. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z “They have ordered that the signalman from the whaleboat number two remain here in the wherry, sir.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z So saying, he moved forward, and was soon hastening towards the North Wall, where the wherry was moored. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z So we started, and overtook the wherry, which had been aground, and she gave us a tow down. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z We have said that the wherry is obsolete. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z And when at last in Charon’s wherry, It was the sponsor’s turn to stand His friend came down to meet the ferry A phantom niblick in his hand. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z The ensign and his oarsman had gotten aboard the steamer, trailing their wherry behind it. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z There was no time for those in the wherry to waste in making up their minds, so I promptly made straight for them with the object of driving them out of my course. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z A wherry passing under raised her mast too soon, and damaged the ornamental vane, which consisted of the inevitable figure of a Welsh girl with a high hat and holding a bunch of leeks. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z However, all in good time, we did get a boat, and went off, in the midst of dingies, cargo-boats, gigs, and wherries, all as full as they could hold. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z At some distance, a two-masted boat, or wherry, as it is there called, lay on the beach, half afloat on the rising tide; and a boy sat on the green bank near, apparently watching her. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 “Two men missing from the wherry, sir,” called the quartermaster, with no trace of excitement. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The wherry of the Norfolk Broads has a type of its own, and is often fitted out as a pleasure boat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Some thirty years ago there was a wherry named after the famous Jenny Morgan of the song, and she had such a vane. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z It, too, looks picturesque, with its quays, and shipping, and tugs, and wherries. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The wherry dropped sideways against the tree and was swamped. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 We shall have this wherry so heavily loaded that she’ll sink if we get in much of a seaway.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Redmond remounted his pony and started into the meadow, while Teddy, having picketed his mule, stepped into a neat wherry tied to the bank. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 A large trade has arisen in the letting of yachts, boats, and pleasure wherries for cruising purposes; but the inn accommodation has made little advance, and is still too meagre, and insufficient for the demand. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The passengers had to be put on board in the wherries at a charge of threepence each. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant The wherry was again carried to the landing before the hay-camp, and the crowd of soldiers dispersed through the ravines and groves in the direction of their barracks. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The officer in charge of the whaleboat grumbled at being thus obliged to turn back and travel some distance to reach the wherry. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The wherry leaped ahead, refusing to turn to the right or left. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 It is not deep enough, however, for yachts or laden wherries. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z See, here's a wherry actually under our bow; where is she now? are they all lost already? Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands A neighboring regatta had carried off, the fleet of yachts that had their moorings there, and the harbor was dotted with fishing-boats, pilot-boats, ocean steamers, steam tugs, wherries, and such craft. The Return of the Prodigal He lowered the glass after a moment, turning to the officer in command of the wherry. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Fifty barges, filled with the various companies, followed, marshalled and kept in order by three light wherries with officers. Old and New London Volume I It is an excellent plan to rig up a wherry in this way for a cruise, as good accommodation for a large party is secured, and the interior can be well divided into several sleeping-rooms. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Pride—'tis our watchword, "Clear the boats," "Holmes, Putnam, Bartlett, Peirson—Here" And while this crazy wherry floats, "Let's save our wounded," cries Revere. Ball's Bluff An Episode and its Consequences to some of us As they drew near Greenwich a wherry crossed them. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 “Men overboard from the wherry!” bellowed a voice in the motor boat that had brought out the second diving suit. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z They were waiting there for Pelatiah Curtis to come round the Point with his wherry, and take the husband and father to the Port, a few miles below. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls As before stated, the goods traffic on the river is carried on by means of sailing craft of from 20 to 70 tons burthen, called wherries. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z According to Campbell, "'Twas a thing beyond Description wretched: such a wherry, Perhaps, ne'er ventured on a pond, Or crossed a ferry." My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Then, thickening, blackening, sharpening, foaming, swept Up the bright line of bubbles in our wake, That armoured wherry, with its long twelve oars All well together now. Collected Poems Volume Two In the meantime Dan Davis was standing up in the wherry with his flag ready for signaling. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Taking a wherry he went out to her at once. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow To South Walsham Broad, which is a mile and a half down it; and, although wherries can sail down, this boat, which draws about five feet six inches, cannot. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Nicholas Poussin.be sufficiently determined by the Deluge in the Louvre, where the breaking up of the fountains of the deep is typified by the capsizing of a wherry over a weir. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) We reached the wharf Only to see their wherry, a small black cloud Dwindling far down that running silver road. Collected Poems Volume Two Sam was in one of the large whaleboats, while Dan occupied the wherry with an ensign and an oarsman. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The first exclamation was from the tall, slim gentleman in the "out-riggered" wherry, who had been racing with the big-armed young man, and had not been looking out well enough. Harper's Young People, September 14, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The public quays are on the north side next the town, and a berth alongside a wherry or other yacht can be chosen. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z He needs the experience of journalism, as he needs that of the lyceum and the caucus,—nay, as he needs the gymnasium and the wherry,—to keep himself healthy and sound. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Their great black wherry clumsily swung about, Then, with twelve oars for legs, came striding down, An armoured beetle on the glittering trail Of some small victim. Collected Poems Volume Two “What is this for?” demanded Sam, clambering over into 216 the wherry, his clothes still wet and dripping. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Fastened to the pier were several small boats, including a light wherry, and a four-oar race boat. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives There is not a line p. 31that is not graceful about a Norfolk wherry. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The bosom of the river was covered over 127 with barges, wherries and vessels of every description. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls He whom she sought was half-way across, his conveyance the only wherry in sight, apparently. The Panchronicon On the evening of the same August 9, Raleigh, accompanied by Captain King, Stukely, Hart, and a page, embarked from the river-side in two wherries, and was rowed down towards Tilbury. Raleigh "Neither; jump into the bateau, and bring the wherry alongside," replied Dandy. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Beneath it is a large boat, of an age and type unknown, and a wherry sleepily awaiting repair. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Seeing her among the followers of Walsingham, the watermen permitted her to enter one of the wherries and she found herself being carried to London more expeditiously than would otherwise have been the case. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Page 77—omitted word 'to' added after row—"... jumped into two small wherries in order to row to the lugger." Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Mr. Esthwaite looked on smiling, until he was permitted to hand her down the vessel's side, and lodged her in the wherry. The Old Helmet, Volume II But Cyd obeyed the order, and brought the wherry to the side of the Isabel, to which she was secured, like the other boats. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives The wherries are sailed remarkably well, and you can generally rely p. 96on their carefulness, so that you may sail your yacht rigidly according to the rule of the road. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z In spite of her undaunted front Francis could not forbear a shudder as their wherry drew near Saint Thomas’ tower. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls At the hour designated, Raleigh, Captain King, Stukeley and his son Hart, with a page, jumped into two small wherries in order to row to the lugger. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Innumerable steamboats take the place of the wherries at the present day, and stokers and engineers have superseded the watermen. Charles I Makers of History "Stop," cries the coxswain of the wherry, standing up. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... A grey church tower, a windmill, or the dark-brown sail of a wherry in the distance breaks the sense of utter loneliness, but the scene is wild enough to enchain the imagination of many. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z We have not yet reached the wharf where we take the wherry 126 for Greenwich. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls The wherries allowed to ply about London are either scullers worked by one man with two sculls, or by two men, each pulling an oar. 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. The motor dory, hull undamaged but engine out of commission, also floated off, and the punt and wherry also floated clear. World's War Events, Vol. II "Who were those rough fellows in the wherry, yonder, that fouled us?" The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... It is still more important not to get across the bows of a wherry, as she would get the best of the encounter, and a small yacht very much the worst of it. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z There were numerous wherries waiting to unload their human freight, and this gave Francis time to recover her composure. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls A name of the London wherry of a larger size than the scull. 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. From the Tower steps the knight took a wherry and went up the river as far as Blackfriars. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Meanwhile the heavy wherry, which had kept close in our offing, pulled almost on board of us, and the coxswain hailed us to know what was the matter. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... The river is navigable for wherries and yachts drawing but little water, right up to Aylsham, some eleven miles further; but there are two more locks before reaching Aylsham. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Each rowing a wherry, Returning you see: The frolic made merry Dame Wiggins of Lee. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Vessels or wherries duly licensed for conveying passengers across a river or creek. 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. And I helped to chase him through the swamp after we rammed the pirogue into his wherry and capsized the treasure chest. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The wherry by this time had got so close on our quarter that, thanking the blue-frocked gentlemen for their politeness, I was able to step on board the wherry without any difficulty. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Here is a place made wide to admit of wherries passing, and we can hold on here until she gets by. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z By the time the sail-boat came up to the wherry, the children were thoroughly drenched and sobered. Dotty Dimple At Home Two wherries were hired at the Tower dock. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Now, look sharp, my joker, or I’ll chuck the duds back into the wherry. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Doubtless hereabout the lanes and building-tops were crowded31 with an idle throng as on a holiday, and wherries to the bankside and the play paused with suspended oar for a sight of the happy festival. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates At present, the channel is navigable for wherries, which ply to Ludham village, at the further end of it. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The wind blew me so I couldn't; 'twas much's ever I kept in the wherry. Dotty Dimple At Home A boat, two wherries, and a barge carried forty more. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The gunboat's wherry boat was quickly gotten away. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy Do ye see that wherry shovin' off—the one with the lady in a sweater? The Parthenon By Way Of Papendrecht We touched two or three times, but did not stick, and at last moored alongside a wherry, and landed to inspect the ruins on the top of the hill. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The motion was certainly pleasant, and for a few moments Dotty was quite delighted, thinking over and over again,— "Mamma won't care; it's nothing but a wherry, and the wind doesn't blow." Dotty Dimple At Home Lonnegan rolled over on his elbows, and feasted his eyes on the sweep of the sleepy river, dotted with punts and wherries, its background of foliage in silhouette against the morning sky. A Gentleman's Gentleman 1909 A day or two before these events, some friends of theirs, a Mr. and Mrs. Small, had brought their wherry up the river to visit them, whilst on a cruise. Adventures in Many Lands She was deeper than a wherry, but not so broad, and so thin and light that when empty four men could launch her or haul her ashore on a sandy bay. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The presence of ladies aboard the wherry, and up so early, was rather a nuisance, as one had to row away for one’s dip. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Way up and down, grandma, and the rain raining, and our feet all sopping, and pouring right into that wherry like a—a catara-duct. Dotty Dimple At Home Coaches moved slowly up and down the highway of barges and wherries, and hawkers cried their wares lustily in the new field that winter had offered them. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I A private wherry anchored opposite the village above the Thelma was the only craft in the river, and a few trawlers and coasting steamers far out were the only vessels to be seen at sea. Adventures in Many Lands She was about the burden of a London wherry below bridge, built sharp at both ends. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Very many of these wherries have been converted into sailing house boats or pleasure barges, and so constitute most admirable floating homes for those who like cruising with greater comfort than small yachts can give. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z "You couldn't sail in a wherry if you were to try," said Johnny. Dotty Dimple At Home The wherries on the Thames were as frequent as the gondolas on the canals of Venice. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I There lay the wherry, without sight or sound of any living person on board; no one was moving in the little straggling street; not a dog barked. Adventures in Many Lands At length, however, they reached the banks of the Cam, where Master Pearson hailed a wherry and bargained with the rowers to convey them to Cambridge. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Yachts can be moored against the south bank above the bridge, but should not be left unguarded, as the tide runs strong, and wherries tacking through the bridge often jam up against the bank. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z This done, we made our way to the river, and getting into a wherry proceeded in her to the dock, in which my ship lay getting ready for sea. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific We saw it would be some days yet before the ship would reach the city, and therefore determined to go up in a wherry, that is a row-boat, from Gravesend. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 I went straight to the old inn, which stood about a hundred yards from the landing-stage, opposite the wherry's anchorage, and knocked loudly at the door. Adventures in Many Lands On disembarking from the wherry, Pearson, instead of entering the town, led the way to a distant part of the outskirts, stopping at the door of what appeared to be a small farm-house. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea A wherry coming behind lowered her sail, and stopped in time. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Oftentimes they embarked in their wherries soon after midnight, and early morn found them five or six miles from shore. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 We took a wherry and went after her, as she had not gone far in consequence of the mist and lightness of the wind. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 I think back to a London of trim-built wherries and nankeen pantaloons, when The Times cost as much as a dozen oysters, which everyone then ate. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 Going home to his house down the river, in the July evening, he was overturned and drowned as he was shooting London Bridge in his wherry; the boatmen, who were the instruments of Providence, escaped. The Reign of Mary Tudor These wherries sail very fast, very close to the wind, and are often managed by one man. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z In the summer season the harbor always presented a brilliant display of yachts, sail boats, and wherries. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Earlier in the day, by a galley or wherry, the MacLachlans also had left, but not the young laird, who put up for the night at the house of Provost Brown. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Jumping into a wherry, they pushed off, and were soon alongside of the Roving Bess, a barque of about eight hundred tons burden, and, according to Captain Bunting, “an excellent sea-boat.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West We accordingly went on deck, and descended to our wherry again. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta There are always numbers of wherries leaving Norwich and Yarmouth, and if you hail the one you fancy, you will be readily taken on board. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Krasippe, grinning from ear to ear, nodded assent, and launching the captain's boat,—a light wherry for two pairs of sculls,—they pushed off from the vessel's side. Adrift in the Ice-Fields Argile, who had slept in a galley all night, came ashore in a wherry with his left arm in a sling. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Do you hear, younker, you’ll ship your traps in a wherry the first thing to-morrow morning, and get on board early enough to be victualled that day. Rattlin the Reefer Chartering a wherry, we were pulled off to her. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta I did not awaken until I was roused by the quarter-master, at past seven o’clock, when we took a wherry, and went off to the ship. Peter Simple “Yes,” replied I, “I have been down as far as Sea Reach;” which I had been when I was upset in the wherry, and I told him the story. Poor Jack The waterman shoved in with his boat-hook, and the wherry grounded. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook But, although I was cold and shivering, and worn out with watching, and tired with holding the lines by which the wherry was steered, I felt almost happy at the return of day. Percival Keene I tenderly embraced her, jumped into a wherry, at Point, and desired the waterman to take me on board the I—, at Spithead. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer The captain went on shore to report himself to the admiral, and, as usual, the brig was surrounded with bum-boats and wherries, with people who wished to come on board. Peter Simple I looked in the direction, and perceived a wherry with two men pulling in: I was down on the steps, under the shadow of the wall, and they did not see me. Poor Jack He amused himself walking down the streets, watching the movements of the passers-by, the watermen in their wherries, and the people on board of the vessels which were lying off in the stream. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook At seven o’clock in the evening I arrived at Portsmouth; I hastened down, jumped into a wherry, and was on board of the frigate again by eight. Percival Keene I pulled to him, and putting out my oar over the bow, he seized it after rising from his first sink, and was, with the other three, soon clinging to the side of the wherry. Jacob Faithful Well, the next afternoon, lying off Gravesend, out comes a wherry with young master. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. So I walks down to Point and gets into a wherry, keeping a sharp look-out for their coming down from the Hard. Poor Jack You can sell this furniture; but the wherry you must give to William; he is not very honest, but he has a large family to keep. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook A wherry came alongside, and Peggy Pearson and I stepped into it, after I had thanked the captain, and given a sovereign to the seamen to drink my health. Percival Keene “A puzzle, indeed, to find such a regular chain of repartee in a wherry.” Jacob Faithful The next day Dore got leave to go and see his friends, so he hired a wherry, and got ready for a start for Yarmouth. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Everything was ready by ten o’clock at night, when Sir Sydney Smith pushed off from the frigate, taking the lead of the other boats in his wherry. True Blue Our hero found amusement in rowing about in a wherry, up and down the river, and replying to the letters received from Mary and from Portsmouth. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook The wherry, with his father and two of his brothers, went off one November morning when it was blowing hard, with a passenger to a ship lying at Spithead. Sunshine Bill As soon as we had shaken ourselves a little, we went up the side, and asked one of the officers to send a boat to pick up our wherry. Jacob Faithful The man-of-war made chase, but a Thames barge might as well have tried to catch a wherry. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The smugglers were compelled, with a very bad grace, to go below; the wherry was dropped astern, and the cutter stood back over the ground we had before crossed. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman We had at once to shove off, for the brig was rolling considerably, and there was a risk of the wherry being swamped alongside. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler These words the old man uttered, as he pushed his wherry from the beach, and pulled up the harbour towards a fine corvette which lay at anchor off Gosport. Sunshine Bill He looked at us earnestly, and walked aft to see if the wherry was yet in sight. Jacob Faithful Among the first was a somewhat battered-looking wherry, with a little wizened old man and a boy pulling. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor As plenty of our people could swear that they saw a number of tubs thrown overboard from the wherry, there was no doubt of her being condemned. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “I hope to be back in a couple of hours, or three at furthest, Polly,” father sang out to mother, as he shoved off the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler And again old Joe wrung Sunshine Bill’s hand, and went down the side of the ship into his wherry. Sunshine Bill “Tom has a head, indeed,” said young Tom, “but as he has no wish to have it broken, Jacob, lend me your wherry for half-an-hour, and I’ll be off.” Jacob Faithful If he doesn’t, why, I’d advise you to take French leave and slip into my wherry as soon as it’s dark. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor When we had got about mid Channel between Saint Catharine’s and Cherbourg, the cutter was hove-to and the wherry hauled up alongside. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman His friends would not grieve much over his loss, and, as far as he was concerned, he would as soon be chasing whales in the Pacific as working a wherry in Portsmouth Harbour. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler We ran across in a wherry he had engaged. Paddy Finn “Cost; let me see—a good wherry, with sculls and oars, will be a matter of thirty pounds.” Jacob Faithful I hurried down to the harbour, jumped into a wherry, and promised the waterman half-a-guinea if I got on board before dark. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “D’Arcy, do you stay at the helm, and keep the wherry alongside, while the rest of us jump aboard,” said Hanks. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman On reaching the Hard the wherry was not to be seen. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Ned accompanied his uncle down the side, and again and again the kind old lieutenant wrung his hand before he stepped into the wherry which was to carry him to shore. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade I put out my oar to him as he struggled in the water, and soon had him clinging to the wherry. Jacob Faithful He pronounced the vessel to be constructed on two huge arches, having a vast Thames wherry below, with a superstructure of picture galleries on a wide platform extending far over her gunwale on either side. The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada He grasped it as we passed by, and quickly clambered into the wherry. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Hold fast, and we’ll help you,” I heard a voice sing out, and presently a man-of-war’s boat dashing up, two of her crew springing into the wherry quickly hauled the man on board. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler As they were stepping into the wherry, the boatman beckoned to Ned, and told him that he could now go. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories Satisfied with this assurance I left him, and taking another wherry went up to Brentford to see the Dominie. Jacob Faithful As I had to join at once, the captain took me over in his wherry. The Loss of the Royal George When I came to my senses, I saw the wherry dropping astern, and the Frenchmen, with pump-handles and boat-hooks, striking at the poor fellows they had hove overboard, with the foul intent of drowning them. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “One thing is certain, that if he proves himself to be so we shall be bound to turn out of this house, and to give up the wherry,” I answered. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler There’s a waterman just shoving down his wherry as will put us off to her. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Still Tom persevered, for he was fascinated, and having returned me the money advanced for his wherry, he expended all his earnings on dressing himself smartly, and making presents to her. Jacob Faithful I had one day walked down to the beach, when a wherry from Portsmouth came to an anchor, and soon after a boat reached the shore with several people in her. The Loss of the Royal George While he was speaking, some of the smugglers had got hold of the muskets which our people had brought on board, and presenting them at the wherry, snapped the locks. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman I felt, indeed, that if my faithful friend really was lost, which I could scarcely yet believe, I would rather be alone; and I had no fear about managing the wherry single-handed. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler He was quite satisfied to swim out after the boys had started off in the wherry, being lugged subsequently on board the cutter by his legs and tail as soon as they fetched alongside. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel “Perhaps, sir, you do not recollect me; but we met one night when you were sinking in a wherry, and you asked my name.” Jacob Faithful He was assiduous in the Eton practice of working a small boat, whether skiff, funny, or wherry, single-handed. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The men in the water swam towards the wherry, and I judged from her movements that those in her were engaged in picking them up. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman The house and furniture and wherry were sold, and directly afterwards he disappeared from Portsmouth. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler “Ah, these are something like ‘Roman remains’!” exclaimed Captain Dresser, when their wherry ultimately glided up to the ruins of Porchester Castle, the base of whose swelling walls was laved by the rippling tide. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel I made fast my wherry and joined them. Jacob Faithful “There’s nothing I should like better, sir,” I answered glibly enough, catching hold of one of the piles of the pier with my boathook and bringing up the wherry easily to the landing-stage. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy I jumped into a wherry just then passing, and in less than an hour landed at Ryde Pier, whence I found my way up to Daisy Cottage. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Ask him to set thee up with a wherry and we’ll go out together again as we used to do. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The tide was still flowing a little; so, jumping into a wherry, we were soon alongside. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War We brought down his luggage, put it into the wherry, and started down the river with the tide. Jacob Faithful The rudder of the wherry being shipped, one of the gentlemen took the yoke lines as he sat down in the sternsheets facing father, handling them in a manner that showed he was no novice. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Jack pronounced her to be a wherry; but I thought her something much larger. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Father got better, and was able sometimes to go out with the wherry, but grandmother got worse and worse, and mother had to attend on her till she died. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler My uncle remained on board until we were abreast of Cowes, when he ordered the wherry—which had been towing astern—to be hauled alongside. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The seamen in the boat, however, forced her off with their oars, and hauled us in, while our wherry sank with her gunwale even with the water’s edge, and floated away astern. Jacob Faithful The boatman quickly shouldered my chest, and, gathering up the remainder of my belongings in his disengaged hand, discreetly trotted off to the wherry, which he unmoored and drew alongside the slipway. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron The mists had now cleared off sufficiently to show that she was a wherry, though rather a small one. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Father begged the doctor to get him well as soon as he could, seeing that he wanted to be out in the wherry to gain his livelihood. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler We returned to the hotel to breakfast at eight o’clock; and by ten a.m., having completed all my business on shore, we once more chartered a wherry, and went on board, my uncle accompanying us. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Why the devil didn’t you take care of your wherry, and haul a-head when you saw the launch coming?” Jacob Faithful My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess “Success attend you,” said my uncle, as Hanks and I stepped into the wherry. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “My wherry likes me to have hold of her, and maybe she mightn’t behave as well as she should if a stranger was steering.” Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler We jumped into the gig and rowed ashore to the wharf at Port Royal, it being the skipper’s intention to take a wherry for the trip to Kingston. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Stapleton had taken Tom’s wherry and pulled down to old Tom Beazeley with my clothes, which, with young Tom’s, had been despatched to Deal. Jacob Faithful I will take the wherry while you go by land.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I looked anxiously for the wherry, for I thought Hanks would have followed; but she was nowhere in sight. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman The wherry soon began to pitch into the seas, which came rolling in round Southsea Castle in a way which made the doctor look very blue. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler As they reclined among the heath which grew on the rock, four wherries, filled with armed men, caused the little party to extinguish their fire, and to hide themselves in the heather. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. I shall build another wherry, wear my badge and dress, and stick above bridge. Jacob Faithful Then, when no one thought of me, I slipped quickly down to the water’s edge, and flung myself into the first wherry I found. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Up river or down, she trafficked in a wherry, and took the waterman's tender glances as part receipt for his hire. Little Novels of Italy When father, who had been across to Ryde in the wherry, came home, he approved of what mother had done. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The wherries, which made at first for the shore, sailed by to the southward, within a gun-shot of the spot where Charles Edward and Flora were concealed. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. I had not launched my wherry the next morning when down came the young gentleman to whom I had despatched the letter. Jacob Faithful I have been twice to old Wright, who has built a Boat of about 14 feet on speculation: and has laid down the keel of a new wherry, on speculation also. Two Suffolk Friends The oarsmen in the wherries bent their muscles to the strife, the boats danced over the tiny crests, the ladies sang their breeziest sea-songs to cheer them at the work. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Soon after we got alongside the brig of war the master’s mate told me to come up on deck, while one of the men took charge of the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler An old galley, a barge, a ship's-boat, and two wherries carried them, and a young Indian pilot, who claimed to be familiar with the coast, was taken along. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III I had breakfasted, and was just about to take my wherry and go down to acquaint the old couple with the bad success of my application. Jacob Faithful Heaven help us! 'twas a thing beyond Description, wretched: such a wherry Perhaps ne'er ventured on a pond, Or crossed a ferry. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys The motor dory, hull undamaged but engine out of commission, also floated off and the punt and wherry also floated clear. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights A cutter just come in picked up this hat off Saint Helen’s, and afterwards an oar and a sprit which both belonged to the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Mysteriously impelled, he goes to the sea coast, and there finds a frail, empty wherry awaiting him. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life “Well, sir, if you wish it, I’ve no objection,” replied I, putting my shoulder to the bow of my wherry, and launching her again into the water. Jacob Faithful Graceful white and black swans swam on the lake, and two tiny little wherries lay ready for a boating excursion. Dr. Dumany's Wife The punt was wrecked beyond usefulness and the wherry was damaged and leaking badly, but was of considerable use in getting men to the rafts. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights But the wherry looked so fresh and gay, that we hoped to make up for it the next week. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler A soul may pass into the unseen state though there be no Plutonian wherry, suffer woe though there be no river Pyriphlegethon, enjoy bliss though there be no cup of nectar borne by Hebe. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life “To pick up our wherry, sir,” interrupted Tom. Jacob Faithful He hoped when outside to hail a passing wherry. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Many a night they try the ferry And the days in haggard sleep employ, But every raft, or float, or wherry, Drifts up the tide to Nanjemoy. Tales of the Chesapeake We all stood with our hands shielding our eyes as we looked down the harbour to try and make out the wherry, but the driving rain greatly limited our view. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The term wherry was applied to various decked fishing-vessels belonging to England, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 “Tom,” said I, “there is a wherry close to, let us get into it, and go after our boat ourselves.” Jacob Faithful I would have taken a wherry but no waterman came near. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Pleasure wherries darted about impelled by the young scholars of Oxford, as in these modern days. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars “I don’t know how you’ll like it when we get outside; still there’s not a wherry in the harbour that will take you aboard drier than mine, though there’s some risk, sir, you’ll understand.” Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The ferryman simply stood in the bow of the wherry and hauled her across by main force, passing the ring along as he went. The Romance of the Coast “You’ve broke your leave, sir,” replied the first lieutenant, “and now I’ve to send a boat to pick up the wherry through your carelessness.” Jacob Faithful The wherry made its way through a crowd of boats bound for the Gardens, though the season had hardly begun. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' We shall soon reach him in that wherry of yours. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot “Hast seen anything of Jack Trawl’s wherry?” asked old Tom over and over again of the men in the different boats, as they came in under their mizens and foresails. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler He walked down with Ralph to the garden steps, and stood by him talking, while the wherry that had been hailed from the other side made its way across. The King's Achievement They were in a four-oared wherry, coming down the river, after a party of pleasure, as it is termed, generally one ending in intoxication, I listened. Jacob Faithful It should more than pay for the wine and the wherry to Spring Gardens. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' He knew that he had been observed more than once with some attention as he had stepped on board his wherry, or had brought it up to the mooring place. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot “Make the wherry fast astern, and we’ll pull on and ascertain,” said the officer. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler They took a wherry at the stairs and pushed out with the stream. The King's Achievement My life glided on as did my wherry—silently and rapidly. Jacob Faithful Mr. Chiffinch tells me he will provide a wherry for you immediately, that you may go back without observation. Oddsfish! Go by thine own wherry thither, and go alone. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot I instinctively steered away from the danger, and though huge pieces of burning wreck fell hissing into the water on either side, and far beyond where I was, none of any size touched the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Chris stood up in the wherry, when he saw it, and waved his cap furiously, and the face disappeared. The King's Achievement The next day I removed to the house left me by Mr Turnbull, and the first order I gave was for a wherry. Jacob Faithful Before I went there—for I went by water this time, in a private wherry, to Wapping Old Stairs, I went first to Mr. Chiffinch to see if there were any news for me. Oddsfish! I are too much upon the river in the wherry for any to question my coming or going. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot As I could not use the wherry, I went home feeling in much better spirits than before about our prospects. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler He and Nicholas had moved to the bows of the wherry, and the girl and the old man sat alone in the stern. The King's Achievement The young gentleman leaped into my wherry, and we were soon in the parlour of Mr Turnbull. Jacob Faithful When we were yet twenty yards from the Privy Stairs a wherry shot past us, with no light burning. Oddsfish! The other wherries were all making for the shore, and the tide was running in strongly and carrying Cuthbert's boat upstream for him in the direction whither he would go. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot He at once led me aft to the commander, who questioned me as to how I came to be in the wherry by myself. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler When he again caught the current Sir Thomas was speaking of wherries. The King's Achievement As old Beazeley finished, I perceived a wherry pulling in with some ladies. Jacob Faithful At the head of the stairs, I looked back, and two more wherries with a gentleman in each were just coming in. Oddsfish! Thou art suspected to have been concerned in his escape one dark and foggy night, when thou wert on the river in thy wherry; and he must have been taken on board some such craft. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot I made enough for all expenses, and could lay by something for the repairs of the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler "I would love to row a wherry," he said. The King's Achievement “That will do,” said he, opening his bundle, and spreading a carpet on the stern flooring of the wherry. Jacob Faithful Moored to the steps, several wherries were dancing in the rushing current, as if impatient of restraint. Jack Sheppard A Romance Cuthbert shipped his oars and sprang lightly ashore, leaving the wherry to its fate. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot With a sad heart I returned to the wherry. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The wherry slid up to the steps and the man in his great boots slipped over the side to steady it. The King's Achievement After watching a few minutes, I landed as near to the villa as I could, made fast the wherry, and walked round to the entrance. Jacob Faithful Just as he was preparing to follow, the wherry containing Rowland and his men, which had drifted in their wake, was dashed against his boat. Jack Sheppard A Romance These and similar thoughts had been occupying Cuthbert's mind as he bent to his oars and propelled his light wherry upstream towards the lonely house. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot As I sat steering the wherry towed by the man-of-war’s boat my eyes filled with tears. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler A wherry that was directly between them and the bridge moved off, and the shining water-way was left for the King's Grace to come down. The King's Achievement It was Mr Wilson, the officer who had spun the oar and sunk the wherry, from which, as the reader may remember, I rescued my friends, the senior and junior clerk. Jacob Faithful Had it not been lashed to the adjoining wherry, it must have been upset, and have precipitated the opponents into the water. Jack Sheppard A Romance Ours is to hurry the fugitive into the wherry, loose from shore, and out into the river; and then they may seek as they will, they can never find us. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot We ran in among a number of wherries with people embarking from the Point or landing at it. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler All along shore one might see dories and wherries and whale-boats, which had been left to die a lingering death. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches He has two wherries with apprentices, and from them gains a good livelihood, without working himself. Jacob Faithful While the strife raged between the principals, the watermen in the larger wherry were occupied in stemming the force of the torrent, and endeavouring to keep the boats, they had lashed together, stationary. Jack Sheppard A Romance The wherry he was wont to use lay moored near to the Three Cranes, and no one heeded or questioned him as he stepped in and pushed off into the river. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Tempted by the signboard of the Red Lion, and by the red-sailed wherries clustered between the dock and the eyot, he stopped to quaff a foaming pewter on a bench outside the old inn. In Friendship's Guise The wherries were drawn up on the beach, and he came down to these past Lambeth House, wondering how he was to get over. The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary The next morning I dressed Tom in some of my clothes, and we embarked in the wherry. Jacob Faithful By the light of a torch borne at the stern of the hostile wherry, he saw that the pursuers had approached within a short distance of the object of their quest. Jack Sheppard A Romance There were rings all along the topmost step for the mooring of small craft, and he quickly made fast his wherry and stood at the iron-clamped portal. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot A party of jolly personages of the middle class, who had come up from town on pleasure and rollicking interest, were taking a jaunt upon the river in a wherry. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Only one ancient gable, A low-roofed inn and stable, A creaking sign displayed, An antiquated wherry, Below it—"DOBBS HIS FERRY"— In the clear moonlight swayed. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature When this was obtained, he would call a waterman, throw him a crown, and tell him to get out of his wherry as fast as he could. Jacob Faithful The watermen, who manned the larger wherry, immediately shipped their oars, grappled with the drifting skiff, and held it fast. Jack Sheppard A Romance An hour later, Cuthbert's wherry floated out into midstream once more, and swiftly sped along the dark water, propelled by a pair of strong young arms. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Next morning, in Glentinebay, on the south shore of Scotland, they fell in with a revenue wherry. Israel Potter A wherry was seen rowing among the craft, containing the boatman, and a gentleman in a woolly white hat, with a bright pea-green coat, and a basket on his knee. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities There’s a fancy kind of lass in that wherry, crossing our bows; look at the streamers from her top-gallant. Jacob Faithful Desains and Bourbouze, relieving each other day and night, waited at Paris, in a wherry on the Seine, ready to receive the signal which they awaited with patriotic anxiety. The New Physics and Its Evolution Abraham Dyson had more than one wherry of his own in which Cuthbert was welcome to skim about upon the broad bosom of the great river. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot To this market the neighbourhood seems to send its whole population, by road and water, in gay cart and comfortable wherry. A Wanderer in Holland So he takes Jacka off to the Market Strand, calls for a waterman's wherry, and inside of ten minutes they were being pulled out to the Roads. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales We now shot Putney Bridge, and as a wherry passed us, old Tom carolled out— “Did you ever hear tell of a jolly young waterman?” Jacob Faithful No," answered Clarke; "we have but just arrived, and the last fifteen miles we came by water in a wherry. For the Faith "Then leave your bucket where it is, and step into this wherry." The Sword Maker He would rather that such a piece of news had been heard by anybody on board Charon's/ boat than by Oldenburg on board the Charenton wherry. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 But hark, The loud Cerberian triple bark; And there—behold Alecto stand, A whip of scorpions in her hand: Lo, Charon from his leaky wherry Beckoning to waft me o'er the ferry: I come! The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 You know old deaf Stapleton, whose wherry we have so often pulled up and down the river? Jacob Faithful Great is the speed of my little wherry, As afar from Derry its path it ploughs; Heavy my heart out of Erin steering And nearing Alba of the beetling brows. A Celtic Psaltery So I walks down to Point and gets into a wherry, keeping a sharp lookout for their coming down from the Hard. Poor Jack He ushered him into one of the wherries which lay ready to attend the Queen's barge, which was already proceeding. An English Grammar Straightway there came up another wherry with two lusty fellows, who laid her at the stair where stood the impatient stranger. The Mississippi Bubble Well, lad, so you’re chained to my wherry for two or three years; and I’m to initiate you into all the rules and regulations of the company. Jacob Faithful I heard of him from the watermen in the wherries, who told me the tale of how he had saved the bridge by pulling down his workshops and drenching the ruins with water. The Sign of the Red Cross "Yes," replied I, "I have been down as far as Sea Reach;" which I had been when I was upset in the wherry, and I told him the story. Poor Jack The rowers brought the wherry to the Palace landing. Sir Mortimer He heard them the next minute chartering a wherry to take them to the shore once more. Tom Tufton's Travels I had arrived, and was pulling gently in, not to injure the other boats, when a man with a lantern came into the wherry. Jacob Faithful And did you not hear of a jolly young Waterman, Who on the river his wherry did ply? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 28, 1891 I looked in the direction, and perceived a wherry with two men pulling in. Poor Jack To and fro plied small boats, while over the water to them in the wherry came a pleasant hum of preparation for the morrow's sailing. Sir Mortimer Great indeed was his interest and amazement as they reached the steps beside the river, and Harry signalled to a waterman to bring up a wherry alongside to take them to the Folly. Tom Tufton's Travels After Tom’s departure the conversation was renewed, and everything was finally arranged between old Tom and his wife, except the building of the wherry, at which the old woman shook her head. Jacob Faithful However, all in good time, we did get a boat, and went off in the midst of dingies, cargo-boats, gigs and wherries, all as full as they could hold. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The captain went on shore to report himself to the admiral, and, as usual, the brig was surrounded with bumboats and wherries, with people who wished to come on board. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 The river glided between tall houses, and there were voices on the water, sounding from stately barges, swift-plying wherries, ships at anchor, both great and small. Sir Mortimer We accordingly left this island on the 5th May, accompanied by four Malays and a Portuguese, in a Nicobar canoe, not much bigger than one of the London wherries used below bridge. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 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. Old Tom gave me a hearty squeeze of the hand, and then continued—“But about this wherry—what do you say, old woman?” Jacob Faithful I tenderly embraced her, jumped into a wherry, at Point, and desired the waterman to take me on board the I——, at Spithead. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer I did not awaken until I was roused by the quarter-master, at past seven o'clock, when we took a wherry, and went off to the ship. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Hastily descending the steps, Captain Bludder placed himself near the wherry intended for the knight, and called to the others to make short work of it and bring him down. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The wherry careened with the shock and the water poured into her, and she flung headlong and away as his foot spurned her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 I directed them: the boat was a large wherry, pulling six oars, belonging to the river police. Jacob Faithful All I remember is, being taken to the station in an old green wherry, and coming back to town seventeen in a second-class carriage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 Franz soon found a wherry and, after crossing the Rhine, we marched slowly down the river street, ducking our heads to the blast. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy "Into the wherries, every one!" cried the old precentor. Master Skylark Many's the icy winter-night I've wrapped up Dan's bottle of hot coffee in rolls on rolls of flannel, that he might drink it hot and strong far out at sea in a wherry at daybreak! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 I built a new wherry, and stuck to the river, and I shifted my lodgings that I mightn’t mix any more with those who knew me as a boxer. Jacob Faithful He had exerted himself not to lapse into any one of the special ideas that he felt the word boat was ready to call up, such as a skiff, wherry, barge, launch, punt, or dingy. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development You cannot embark care in your wherry; there is no room for the odious freight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 A great barge laden with straw came out of the dusk, and was gone without a sound, its ghostly sail drawing in a wind that the wherry sat too low to feel. Master Skylark The doors of the boathouse swing softly open, and the slender wherry, like a water-snake, steals silently in the wake of the dispersing clouds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 A’ter much ado I gets her into the wherry, and as soon as I seed she was come to again, I pulls her back to the stairs where she had taken me from. Jacob Faithful What sights of fine folks he oft row'd in his wherry! Old Ballads At the stairs lay a wherry with a couple of boatmen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction Master Carew took a wherry to Whitehall, and from the green there they watched the show. Master Skylark Sometimes I rest in a yet more secluded place amid the waters, where a little wooded island holds a small lagoon in the centre, just wide enough for the wherry to turn round. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 The speech was stopped; we looked up, and perceived a wherry with two females passing close to us. Jacob Faithful What a city of idiots we must be, not to have covered this glorious bay with gondolas and wherries, as we have just learned to cover the ice in winter with skaters! Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers "He returned in a spare wherry, some time since," he replied; and thereon they made a few paces in silence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 "For thrippence," said the boatman, hauling the wherry alongside again with his hook. Master Skylark When wherries first appeared in this peaceful inland community, the novel proportions occasioned remark. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 This made the gentleman laugh, and as the other wherry was now far off, he recommenced his oration, with which I shall not trouble my readers. Jacob Faithful In this hurry it was not much minded that I came to the bar and paid my reckoning, telling my landlady I had gotten my passage by sea in a wherry. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Saying which, Mr. Chichester seated himself upon the mouldering remains of an ancient wherry, and slipped one hand into the bosom of his coat. The Amateur Gentleman The groat came down with a splash in the bottom of the wherry. Master Skylark A large fleet of merchantmen was lying off at anchor, waiting for a convoy, and a perfect fleet of little wherries was plying backwards and forwards between the vessels and the shore. The Young Buglers The Westminster boys, the Funny Club, and other amateurs in their fancy dresses, enlivened the scene; while the races for prize wherries, which occasionally took place, rendered the water one mass of life and motion. Jacob Faithful The barge was used on festive occasions, or for country voyages, as to Hampton or Greenwich; the wherries were in constant requisition. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger "At last," said I,—"at last!" as I stepped into the little wherry which shot alongside of us, and we glided into the still basin of Cove. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 He pushed Nick aside, and scrambled into the wherry, puffing for breath. Master Skylark Then come plaster or pasteboard gondolas, skiffs, wherries, steamships, and ferry-boats, all made with wondrous skill and freighted with caramels. Manners and Social Usages They made for the centre of the river, to get into the strength of the tide, and were soon abreast and close to the wherry, pulling with us down the stream. Jacob Faithful "God guard thy young life, mistress!" he cried, and the wherry shot out into the stream. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger A black wherry shot through the arch beneath me, still and smoothly downward. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography So he breathed a little freer, yet kept his eyes fast upon the play-house until the wherry bumped against Blackfriars stairs. Master Skylark And now, Sir Walter, looking over his shoulder, saw the other wherry bearing down upon them through the faintly opalescent mists of dawn. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Bill, give her a jerk towards the wherry, and we’ll duck him.” Jacob Faithful "Belike the house is deserted, madam," said the boatman, who had moored his wherry to the landing-stage, and had carried the two trunks to the doorstep. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Cyril was delighted with the idea, and, going down to Blackfriars, bought a wherry with a sail for a pound. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire "Into the wherries, my bullies!" roared old Brueton the boatman, fending off with a rusty hook as red as his bristling beard. Master Skylark They came to land at last, just below Greenwich bridge, and almost at the same moment the other wherry grounded immediately above them. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series I think, Jacob, I shall give up the wherry to you, and you shall in future give me one-third of your earnings, and keep the rest to yourself. Jacob Faithful At 2 boats returned with Lieutenant-Governor: at 3 left ship and went to camp in Governor's wherry. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant Cyril waited until he had gone a short distance, and then hailed a wherry rowing two oars. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire "It was Will Shakspere!" cried Nick, and sank into the bottom of the wherry with his head upon the master-player's knee. Master Skylark Instantly he drew the attention of Sir Walter to that pursuing wherry. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series The wherry was in constant demand, and every evening I handed from four to six shillings over to old Stapleton. Jacob Faithful From the date of his first enjoyment of his aunt's legacy he had a wherry on the Thames, and was soon known as a man whom it was hard for an amateur to beat. The Three Clerks As a Thames wherry to a Thames steamer, so is a goatskin to a raft…. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman There was a wherry just pushing out from Old Marigold stairs with a single passenger, a gardener with a basket of truck. Master Skylark On a certain occasion I had gone to dine with Mr Isaac Shingle, and extensive American merchant, and a most estimable man, who considerately sent his gig down to the wherry wharf for me. Tom Cringle's Log This point had just been arranged, and the articles put into the wherry, when the party made their appearance, Mr Tinfoil acting as master of the ceremonies. Jacob Faithful We would sit by the fountain in the Temple with Tom Pinch, and take a wherry to Westminster with Mr. Pepys. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough Below, by day, heavy wherries swung moored to the ooze-clad spiles or, when the tide was out, sprawled upon stinking mud-flats with a gesture of pathetic helplessness peculiar to stranded watercraft. Red Masquerade The tide ran heavily against the shore, and the wake of the wherry broke the floating stars into cold white streaks and zigzag ripplings of raveled light that ran unsteadily after them. Master Skylark The little wherry which had fallen behind us had hard work. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Look you, Jacob, we shall want three wherries, and I leave you to pick out the other two—oars in each, of course. Jacob Faithful The reader has doubtless already understood that a gondola is a long, narrow, and light boat, adapted to the uses of the place, and distinct from the wherries of all other towns. The Bravo And ever and again the belated riverfarer would encounter one of the wherries, its long oars swung by brawny arms and backs, stealing secretly across the inky waters on some errand no less dark. Red Masquerade The wherry was a yard or two from the shore when I jumped for its stern. Salute to Adventurers Yonder's a fisher returning to his home; Poor though it be, would he lend me his wherry, Quick to congenial shores would I ferry. Mary Stuart I don’t want to upset the wherry, and therefore you’re safe at present, but the reckoning will come—so I give you warning.” Jacob Faithful He accordingly sent off to the tender, whither the pressed man had been conveyed for security's sake, two wherries filled with armed seamen of the most piratical type. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore It is a tender picture she draws, with the wherry in which she made her journey, "so light and slender that we looked like so many fairies sailing in a nutshell." Inns and Taverns of Old London There was a flat-bottomed wherry tied up by the bank, and for this he made. Salute to Adventurers Lawry got into the wherry, and threw the dry wood on deck. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People Stapleton has given me up the wherry, and I could not neglect his interests, even if I did my own.” Jacob Faithful The count thanked him; and after defraying the expenses of the voyage, and giving money amongst the sailors, he desired that his portmanteau might be put into the wherry. Thaddeus of Warsaw Oh, there is nothing like one of those light, elegant, graceful barks; what is a wherry or a whale-boat, or a skull or a gig, to them? Nature and Human Nature The little wherry which had fallen behind us, had hard work. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. The small American flag and the union jack, which had been taken from the poles the night before, and deposited in the locker of the wherry, were displayed, and Lawry returned to his post. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People “Remember poor Jack, sir,” said the usual attendant at the landing place, catching his arm as he careened the wherry on getting out. Jacob Faithful It was an ordinary Algeciras wherry built to carry a little cargo, and perhaps a dozen passengers, a fishing boat that smelt strongly of tobacco. In Kedar's Tents It was about high-water, and a stout wherry came up the river, with sail and oar, so directly upon that in which Julian was embarked, that it seemed as if likely to run her aboard. Peveril of the Peak He now took possession of a wherry, folded his arms within his ample cloak, and sitting down in the stern with an air of importance, commanded them to row to Whitehall Stairs. The Fortunes of Nigel We will get our dry wood out of the wherry, and I will help you start the fire. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People I sprang on the deck, with the chain-painter of the wherry in my hand, made it fast, and went aft to old Tom, who seized my hand. Jacob Faithful You have your wherry to sail, is not that sport enough? The Maid of Maiden Lane Patience must perforce be exercised as, now against the tide and the stream, the wherry worked its way back. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume "Why, whether do you manage the wherry, or we, master?" asked Green- jacket, in a tone betwixt jest and earnest; "I take it she will go the way we row her." The Fortunes of Nigel "Hold on!" cried Lawry; and the wherry was so unsteady beneath him that it was with great difficulty he "kept what he had got" on the rope. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People Cousin Tom and I hired a wherry, but somehow we found we didn't make much way. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 Two watermen and a wherry were soon obtained, and Dobbs, lighting his cigar, alternately smoked and sang, while his duck employed herself most agreeably upon the sandwiches. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 She lives near Greenwich Park," continued Lady Belamour, "and as I would not have the secret get abroad, I shall send a wherry to take you to the place early to-morrow morning. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume "I am by no means that way disposed," replied the young nobleman, "Or to leap a flea—run a snail—match a wherry, eh?" The Fortunes of Nigel Sculling the wherry back to the raft, he pulled the string attached to the toggle, and drew it out of the noose. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People Pulling the wherry close along side the grassy bank, and fastening it carefully to the stump of an old tree, the whole party landed. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 03 You must be one of the ~wherry~ identical Row-brothers-row, whose voices kept tune and whose ears kept time, you know. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green On the stream passed the flotillas of light craft, long, slender wherries, swiftly rowed by bare-armed oarsmen, whose muscles played beneath their bronzed skin. Yvette "And so, squire," said the aquatic emissary, "my wherry is to wait you at the Temple Stairs yonder, at five this morning, and, if you would give the blood-hounds the slip, why, you may." The Fortunes of Nigel "As soon as I make fast the wherry astern." Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People When he left us, with his wherries and canoes and outriggers, the miller took possession of the abandoned boat-house. The Guilty River It was fine now, but the stream was running down thick and turbid, and it needed all the boys' efforts to force the wherry against it. St. George for England A row of lamps over the door-portals shed a yellow, uncertain light around, while the lights of barges and wherries were sown like stars along the river. The Midnight Queen The last wherry carries aboard the last adventurer. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings Ben rolled into the wherry again, and with the boat-hook hauled the others out. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People Her ladyship the Viscountess Dowager occupied a handsome new house in Chelsey, with a garden behind it, and facing the river, always a bright and animated sight with its swarms of sailors, barges, and wherries. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne But on this evening the whole river was alive with wherries. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 It is so still that I can let the wherry drift idly along the shore, and can watch the life beneath the water. Oldport Days They had a lantern in their wherry, and looked up the ship's side, holding on to the ladder without a word. A Set of Six There was plenty of wood and coal on board, though the former was so wet that it would not burn without some assistance, which was furnished by the dry fuel brought off in the wherry. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People Captain Gifford had with him Master Edward Porter, Captain Eynos, and eight more in his wherry, with all their victual, weapons, and provisions. The Discovery of Guiana |
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