| 单词 | boatman |
| 例句 | He wondered what this tiny boatman would do next, but Stuart never hesitated. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Months. She keeps raving about water spirits and a dead boatman and a baboon she thinks was human.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boatman seemed to have the same ability, and people made detours around his cook-fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the boatman’s wife screaming insults at her husband. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The course is extremely tortuous...twisting and turning in every direction. The boatmen have some strenuous times in getting the boat around some of the curves,” Cherrie wrote in his diary. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Yesterday the boatman told us, “We don’t wait for nobody. Even God himself has to get down here on time.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way across he had chatted to the boatman—a local man. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The boatman pulled on one oar to turn the boat a little to the left. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’m glad I picked the boatman,” I said, blushing a little. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “The gate to the land of the dead is on this island,” said the boatman. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “He must stay here if you are to come,” the boatman said again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The boatmen, determined to enforce their rights, seized his craft and destroyed it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After flagging down the durian boatman, the guards would carry the enormous spiky-skinned fruit to the wooden table under their shaded pavilion. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Only the boatman and the dragonflies seemed indifferent to the journey they were making. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The boatman sat at his tiller smoking a pipe, looking stolidly ahead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The men who commanded them were the bravest and most reckless boatmen in the Navy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And the dull, sullen sound of the boatmen’s bamboo poles as they thudded against the dark, oiled boatwood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Nick turned and saw that we were gaining, he called something to his boatman and pointed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone who is getting off needs to GET OFF!” the boatman booms as people begin boarding for the trip back to Alcatraz. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He went in a rowboat with a couple of young fishermen of Low Torning, who wanted the honor of being his boatmen. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Just before he moved out of sight, the boatman turned and called, The njuzu might be lonely for a while. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was Anna, who was married to Crocodile Guts, the boatman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If he could come—’’ cried Will, desperate to end her grief, but the boatman shook his head. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he had gone 15 miles when he came to the junction of the Weser, and so to a stretch of river over which a guild of boatmen held a monopoly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The boatman had been alive with lice, which had disgusted the other villagers but seemed not to worry Crocodile Guts at all. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was no place to hide—no place across any river for a boatman to take us. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z But she had never spoken to any of the boatmen before, or they to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The boatman plied his homemade nets not far from shore and brought in fat bream and tiger fish. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then we shall be the first. We’ll find our way out. And since we’re going to do that, be kind, boatman, be compassionate, let her take her dæmon!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The boatman nods to my mother and taps his wrist, to signal time to get off. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not have the skills he would need to survive in the coming days, those of outdoorsman, hunter, or river boatman. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our boatman was either less skillful than Nick's, or less favored by the Fates. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “What’s going on?” he said to the boatman when he returned the hired boat. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boatman bent to listen and then shook his head. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I hear mandolins, guitars, Spanish bagpipes, the drums of Africa, boatmen wailing on the Nile. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If she hung a black petticoat on her clothesline, it meant that another member of the ring, Caleb Brewster, a blacksmith and boatman, had arrived in his boat. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Nancy and I sat astern, A.K. on a gunwale, as the boatman took his position in the bow and began to pull his oars. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “He thinks he’s the boatman on the river Styx,” Dreyfuss quips. T Magazine: Le Shack 2011-08-19T14:30:50Z Sellars asked that the boatman call be a more droning refrain evoking the placid expanse of the Ohio River, and that Mish “get down” for the song’s high-spirited quickstep chorus. The Sellars method: How a master director coaches singers toward greatness 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “The Kingdoms of Savannah” is an ensemble piece with no real center of gravity, and way too many kooky humans to enumerate here: a slumlord, a lazy boatman, a whistling vagrant. In ‘The Kingdoms of Savannah,’ Oddballs Circle Around a Murder Mystery 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z In an article in the Strand Magazine in 1917, Conan Doyle recalls an encounter with a fan: a Cornish boatman who’d recognised the writer while on holiday. The return of Sherlock: ‘Being a hero isn’t about being bigger, richer, more powerful' 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z He is delighted to interrogate Charon, the boatman taking him across the Styx, wanting to find out more about what happened in Aeschylus' lost play, Myrmidons. 'You may now turn over your papers' 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z Seeing his comrades in danger, Francis McIntosh, a mulatto boatman fresh off the Flora, which had just arrived from Pittsburgh, rushed the constables, thus diverting their attention long enough for his friends to escape. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z Photograph: Tate Images The scene shows an idyllic, dewy morning, with boatmen at work on the lake – and, pale in the background, the palatial country house where the artist, JMW Turner, kept his brushes. Petworth House hosts exhibition showing Turner's views of Sussex 2013-01-10T18:46:53Z “This is not Hades at all, it’s an opera production, Orfeo and Eurydice, one of those trendy stagings by Jonathan Miller, set in a hospital, and you’re Charon the boatman cast as a doctor!” How Comrade Ilizarov saved my leg 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z But the boatman said: 'Don't you worry, they only eat dead things.' Eric Newby's other half 2011-04-05T08:00:04Z Yeah, boatman, a handsome boatman, like it says in the song, "A handsome boatman to carry me to my true love to die." "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Only those couples who can prove to the boatman that their love is perfect and true, without bitterness or jealousy or shame, can cross the water together, in the same boat, to the island. Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’ 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z I was captivated, though, by the more realist paintings of François Bocion, who frequently painted working boatmen along Lake Geneva in the 19th century. An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z As the boatman chugs slowly past a temple on the opposite shore, where a giant gold statue of Buddha commands the view, he raises his hands from the wheel to pray. Special Report: A Cut Above: An Island Refuge Amid the Sprawl in Bangkok 2012-06-20T03:21:01Z Following a network of canals, the boatman threaded through the narrow sluice gates in bamboo dams. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z What takes me by surprise is the warmth of the boatmen, Italian American, old, kind, used to Hindu families carrying out the ritual of scattering ashes on water. Antyesti in Brooklyn: How NYC honored my father upon his death, during a time of anti-Asian hate 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The book includes a dragon, a mysterious boatman, an evil monk and Sir Gawain of Athurian legend. Ursula K. Le Guin slams new Kazuo Ishiguro novel 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z It makes sense that he did not sketch actual boatmen but relied instead on a small group of acquaintances he posed and often dressed. Review: George Caleb Bingham’s Serene Images of Rivers and Frontier Life, at the Met 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z A.K. took over from the boatman, pulled the oars, then I signaled to him. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Near the Hanabanilla hotel – a hulk of pure, Soviet-style ugliness, with a pool that juts into the lake – we find a boatman to take us out around that lake. Cuba libre: exploring the island by campervan 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z They show the Garricks relaxing at their sprawling new riverfront estate, with spaniels cavorting at their feet, and the butler and boatman trudging at work in the background. Antiques: Johan Zoffany, Portraitist; Diaries of M. Louise Baker 2011-10-20T20:53:53Z McIntosh was a Mississippi River boatman who disembarked, one morning in the spring of 1836, at the port of St. Louis. Abraham Lincoln Warned Us About Donald Trump 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z And he didn’t spend a morning with a boatman named Math Ly. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z As the ships emptied of hard men bound for drink, a fight erupted, and two brawling boatmen were arrested by officers George Hammond and William Mull. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z There is a wonderful slyness in the way he bamboozles a local boatman into taking him in his curragh to the movie location. The Cripple of Inishmaan 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z After the boat cleared the harbor and we hit the open Atlantic, I ducked into the wheelhouse to talk to the boatman, Declan O’Driscoll. ‘Star Wars’ Fever Extends to an Ancient Irish Island 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The vessel is piloted by Ali, Oyster’s duty manager, who shows me around, introducing me to Marcel, the executive chef, who started here as a boatman nine years ago. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Trappers pause dreamily in their canoes; boatmen play cards, watch the river or rest, sometimes looking toward us with knowing directness. Review: George Caleb Bingham’s Serene Images of Rivers and Frontier Life, at the Met 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Lining the embankment are several ornately decorated guild houses — meeting halls for the town’s boatmen, grain traders, and weighers. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z And “The Ferryman,” a sprawling drama whose title alludes to the boatman who brings souls to Hades, is leading in the race for best play. Survey Says: Look for ‘Hadestown’ and ‘Ferryman’ to Take Tony Trophies 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z And a boatman slept on a dock, ignoring calls from passengers on a nearby jetty. Special Report: A Cut Above: An Island Refuge Amid the Sprawl in Bangkok 2012-06-20T03:21:01Z In addition viewing the gorge viewing and visiting the Three Gorges Dam, guests can debark for an excursion in a river longboat poled by traditional boatmen. The Cruise Issue: New Options: 14 New Cruises for 2011 2011-02-11T20:13:12Z While never directly political, Lo’s camera is there when the animals encounter a women’s march for equality and, later, when the refugees connect with boatmen who share their own migrant past. ‘Stray’ Review: Nothing but a Hound Dog 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The piece features hundreds of sounds, but his favorite is the noise of the insect known as the water boatman in the moor’s pond, said to be the loudest animal relative to its body size. London, as You’ve Never Heard It Before 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z An unnamed Nubian boatman arrives as his counterpart, representing the Nubian diaspora in the aftermath of the construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960s. An Unfinished ‘Phantom Opera’ Is Completed With Love 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The climax of the opera comes with Orfeo’s hypnotic song when he attempts to placate Charon, the boatman at the river to the underworld, and pleads for permission to cross. Review: An Inspiring End to a 6-Month Tour of Monteverdi’s Operas 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z She was referring to the West Lake, or Xi Hu, above, which she toured in a sampan, a traditional wooden boat, guided by a boatman. In Transit: Q&A: A Side Trip to China From Hanoi? 2011-08-09T15:52:28Z And this one is a biker with a shaved head, a huge gut and a Volga boatman mustache. I am cuckoo, but hope is coming 2012-12-12T21:01:00Z "I'm an old boatman, I have experienced another four floods in the village. This was the worst," he told media. Greek rescue teams move into worst-hit flood villages 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z As the skilled boatman guides the outrigger across the reef and into the shallows, Agutaya looks like a piece of paradise. Agutaya archipelago doctor who cared for 13,000 people on her own 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Levin Dukes, a boatman, built the house and was its first occupant. Georgetown’s ‘Blue House’ on the market for $3.2 million 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Our boatman, a member of the local Intha ethnic group, tells us we are the first foreign customers he has had for more than three years. 'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Police said some of the victims were boatmen, some hauled cargo and others worked in the warehouses on the water's edge, where shrimp and fish are stored. Ecuador gangs: Hunt for gunmen who killed nine port workers 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “The tempo marking on this is ‘a la barcarolle,’ which is a Venetian boatman’s song. They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The famous Dal Lake, as seen in the picture above, has partially frozen, making it hard for boatmen to ferry passengers and tourists. In photos: Severe cold wave grips north India 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “Our main priority now is to search and rescue our fellow boatmen,” Mr. Monthatpalin said. Royal Thai Navy Scrambles to Rescue 31 After Its Ship Sinks 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Other boatmen complain that without the tourists, there are now too many people fishing on the lake, and catches are small. 'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Similar bugs are often known as “water boatmen” in English, because of the way they seem to row in ponds and streams. In Mexico, locals try to save traditional ‘Mexican caviar’ 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Just before the accident, onlookers from the river bank were shouting at the boatmen to navigate carefully. Death toll in Bangladesh pilgrim boat capsize rises to 66 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Whenever he dropped a toy in the Nile, he said, a passing boatman would rescue it. Egypt Destroys Nile Houseboats, Washing Away a Living Lore 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The baby-faced boatman, who stands out among the weathered older sailors at Star Ferry, said he would spend the rest of his life on the water if given the chance. Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Among the first works that greet visitors is a drawing of children being ferried across a river by demonic boatmen. In Lviv, displaced artists create antiwar work to tell the story of Ukraine 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Jefferson documents this in his journal, writing that a shipment could not go downriver until the harvest was finished, because “boatmen are all employed in that work.” The newest way to float down the James River is 200 years old 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Often, runaways were relatively privileged slaves who had served as river boatmen or coachmen and they had investigated their surroundings before their escape. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After working as rail splitter, boatman, storekeeper, and surveyor, he taught himself to be a lawyer. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ford then noticed a small tender with a furiously waving boatman, who shouted that the plane had landed in a minefield. How Pearl Harbor forced the first around-the-globe commercial flight 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z And in June, a boatman in Uttar Pradesh state was praised after he rescued a baby girl found floating in a wooden box in the Ganges river. Mumbai: India baby girl found in drain recovering 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z With no tourists arriving, hospitality workers, motorbike drivers and whale shark boatmen have been scraping around for alternative sources of income. Please Don’t Feed the Whale Sharks? Fishing Town Says It Must, to Prosper. 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z His canoe passes riverside bars and shops, fellow boatmen hauling loads of bananas, clumps of water lilies entangled with trash and barefoot boys kicking a soccer ball on a muddy pitch. Pandemic-era Latin America: Inequality, despair, upheaval — and a potential lost generation of youth 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In 1992, authorities said they received about 30 reports of attacks on the birds, including a crucifixion in Newport Beach, where a boatman spotted a pelican hanging from a light pole. Severe wing fractures in pelicans raise fears of a human culprit 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z A boatman in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state is being praised after he rescued a baby girl found floating in a wooden box in the Ganges river. Ganges river: India boatman praised for saving baby girl floating in a box 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z "I pushed through the undergrowth using my oar," says Lalo Escamilla, the boatman and local ornithologist who waded into the shallow waters to help the twins. 'You have to fight for the people you love' 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The boatman radioed for help and, after some delay, a speedboat was dispatched from shore to retrieve him. For Nicaragua’s Lobstermen, Deadly Dives Are All Too Common 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z “People were getting sick everywhere, and we were scared,” recalled Ashanga, a boatman in Belen, a port district of bustling street stalls and homes on stilts. Pandemic-era Latin America: Inequality, despair, upheaval — and a potential lost generation of youth 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps we need to think of him, in fact, as our very own boatman Charon on the River Styx, paddling us all to what someday could quite literally be a hell on Earth. State of chaos: Trump knew us better than we knew ourselves 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the boatman would be rewarded with government benefits, including a house, for showing a "matchless example of humanity". Ganges river: India boatman praised for saving baby girl floating in a box 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps we need to think of him, in fact, as our very own boatman Charon on the river Styx, paddling us all to what someday could quite literally be a hell on Earth. State of Chaos: Donald Trump knew us better than we knew ourselves 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z We zipped along, and when the boatman took his shirt off, I did the same. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Mohammad Lateef, a boatman, used to ferry tourists around the lake. AP PHOTOS: Year on, India’s lockdowns ruin Kashmir’s economy 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z My family and I would be dropped off like castaways on the island by a local boatman for the summer holidays and picked up again weeks later. Opinion | I Had a Gloriously Wild Childhood. That’s Why I Wrote ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The boatman yanked a starter cord, and the rusty outboard sputtered to life. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Four villagers work as boatmen for the miners, others sell food at Tatuzão and two run a smaller mining site nearby. 'Like a bomb going off': why Brazil's largest reserve is facing destruction 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Finding a boatman, whom he may have bribed, he made straight for Sicily. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z At stake are the livelihoods of thousands of boatmen, owners and those on the margins who sell tourists food, drink, flowers and trinkets. After drowning, new rules, Mexico City canals see drop-off 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z When the boatman wanted an exorbitant fare, he didn’t bother negotiating. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z They were quickly confronted by several dozen boatmen, money changers and bicycle vendors who threatened to burn their truck for interfering. Mexico gets tough with illegal immigrants, deports within 24 hours 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z He works as a boatman, taking surfers out to Cloudbreak, a world famous surf spot that he points out from the shore – a line of white foam among the blue. Reef wipeout: surfers fight China-linked mega resort in Fiji 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Yet maybe now the muse of history is shouting, like some grim boatman from the shore, “come in Number 45, your time is up!” Why we must not let Europe break apart 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Their working day as Skomer wardens began with a call to the boatman to see if the weather would permit boats to run. Extreme weather, loud birds and fresh food by boat – could you live on a remote island? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z On another long hike Fonseca saw a boatman ferry a woman to a body found on an island. In cyclone-hit Mozambique, a quest to find and name the dead 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z On another long hike Fonseca saw a boatman ferry a woman to a body found on an island. In cyclone-hit Mozambique, a quest to find and name the dead 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z He escaped Marawi by threatening a boatman who was delivering ammunition to the battle. 'They fooled us': the men who left Isis in the Philippines 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Many who met Mr. Ye believed he was the grandson of a famous Chinese military leader; people in his hometown say he comes from a family of boatmen. A Chinese Tycoon Sought Power and Influence. Washington Responded. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Mexican marines watched from skiffs but did not intervene, said boatmen and porters who work that stretch of the river. New Migrant Caravans Trek North, Ignoring Political Repercussions 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z A Southern California boatman puts in hours each week to prepare for the U.S. The Sport Where You Kick a Hole in One 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z For most, a gondola ride evokes a romantic cruise powered by a crooning boatman through the winding canals of Venice. A Model Gondolier With a Relentless Regimen 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Ms Mawdsley's ancestor was the wife of a canal boatman in Lancashire and her death certificate stated she died of influenza and pneumonia. Spanish flu: 'We didn't know who we'd lose next' 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Some 2,100 insect species worldwide have been identified as edible, from leafhoppers and water boatmen to stink bugs and agave worms; the most popular globally are beetles, followed by caterpillars. Why Aren’t We Eating More Insects? 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The water bubbled with raw detritus, giving out a stench strong enough to leave even the hardiest boatman gagging. Princess Alice disaster: The Thames' 650 forgotten dead 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z “The boatmen helped us into the boats and brought us to the relief camps.” Local boatmen the heroes of flood rescues in India's Kerala 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z On the rocky banks of the Euphrates in the former capital of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, boatmen yell to coax passengers onto rickety metal barges. An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z But the boatmen wanted to avoid any Bangladesh navy or border guard vessels that might be patrolling the river. How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Finally, true bugs such as water boatmen and stink bugs don't have a caterpillar phase, like moths and butterflies. We Fact-Checked 8 Animal Emojis—Here's What We Found 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z A boatman hooks another body out of the foul-smelling Thames, a grisly prize that will earn him five shillings. Princess Alice disaster: The Thames' 650 forgotten dead 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z “They were in tears when we saved their lives. They treated us like God,” said fisherman Stephen Pallithottam, one of hundreds of local boatmen who joined the rescue mission in the Chengannur area. Local boatmen the heroes of flood rescues in India's Kerala 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Our boatman silent at the tiller as we traversed the wide channel, we rode low in the water, putting sedately between larger boats, past a vast cruise ship docked nearby. Malta, Where the West Was Born 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Yet nearly all of these boatmen are now carted from the Pacific and delivered to the United States to face criminal charges here, in what amounts to a vast extraterritorial exertion of American legal might. The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The boatman has done this trip several times before. 'When they began slaughtering us we ran for our lives': Rohingya trapped inside Myanmar | Alex Crawford 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z But the storm was fierce, the boatman got lost, the engine broke a few miles from shore. AP PHOTOS: Portraits of Rohingya survivors of capsized boat 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z A boatman counted off about 80 people, including as many as 50 children, and let them on board. Help Me! Boy cries as Rohingya boat fleeing Myanmar capsizes 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z “We have no money at all to pay a boatman even if we do survive this,” she said. Under siege in their villages, Rohingya still in Burma say they’re trapped 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Government officials say intelligence gained from small-time boatmen is key to investigating and dismantling larger transnational criminal networks. The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The boatman is getting very agitated about how long we’ve been ashore and the crowd is increasingly chaotic and frantic. 'When they began slaughtering us we ran for our lives': Rohingya trapped inside Myanmar | Alex Crawford 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Others who had time to bring livestock or family heirlooms sold them for a pittance to the boatmen who ferried them to safety across an estuary that separates their burning villages in Burma from Bangladesh. How Bangladeshis are coping with half a million new Rohingya refugees 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z And then they were startled to hear one of the boatmen yelling. Help Me! Boy cries as Rohingya boat fleeing Myanmar capsizes 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Rafiq and his family then hid with others in an abandoned house near the border for two weeks, but had no money to pay boatmen to take them across the Naf River to Bangladesh. Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The boatmen Reuters spoke to said they were cautious about operating in bad weather and rejected allegations of coercion or detaining refugees. Saviors or profiteers? Bangladesh fishermen rescue Rohingya, for a price 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z One of the many boatmen plying the Naf River amid the refugee crisis said he has ferried thousands of Rohingya over the last 10 days — an exodus he said was like nothing he’s ever seen. Myanmar’s Rohingya beat a perilous path in search of safety 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Railroad workers — joined now by miners, iron workers and boatmen from the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal — hid under bridges or behind blind curves, emerging to ambush trains with stones or block their tracks with debris. Analysis | Labor Day’s radical roots: How a worker revolt on the B&O Railroad almost became a revolution 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Soon, the boatmen announced that the boat was dangerously overloaded. Help Me! Boy cries as Rohingya boat fleeing Myanmar capsizes 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z To professional boatmen, craft such as the Recreation were a nuisance. Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The boatmen Reuters spoke to said they were cautious about operating in bad weather and rejected allegations of coercion or detaining refugees. Saviors or profiteers? Bangladesh fishermen rescue Rohingya, for a price 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “Of course it’s a great honor that the central government would pay attention to us here in Baiyangdian,” said Chen Dazheng, a boatman who fishes and ferries people along the region’s canals. Sacred Lakes Threatened by China’s Growing Capital 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z A cousin paid someone to row him and his wife to Spain; the boatman took their money and drowned them, orphaning two children. Le Pen is a far-right Holocaust revisionist. Macron isn’t. Hard choice? | Hadley Freeman 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The boatman joined his hands in prayer, seeking blessings from the river. India tries to clean up the holy city of Varanasi, but buffaloes and humans stand in the way 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z He emerged in his boat in the early morning mist, “like Charon, the mythical boatman who ferries souls through purgatory,” said McNicol. How 2 Seattle filmmakers ended up making a documentary about a tiny Texas town 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z A boatman, Célio de Araújo, told local media that he saw smoke coming out of the left wing before the aircraft hit the water, but this could not be confirmed. Calls To Investigate Brazilian Anti-Corruption Judge's Death 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The boatman also represents the chapter in Richard’s life that began 35 years ago, when he realized his only hobby was drinking beer. Local man’s wooden sculptures represent mix of faith, love 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The journey to Curaçao takes them on a 60-mile crossing filled with backbreaking swells, gangs of armed boatmen and coast guard vessels looking to capture migrants and send them home. Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The boatman nervously said that we should not continue upriver, or the Indians might attack us. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z We hailed a boatman to row us across to the east bank of the Ganges. What It Takes to Clean the Ganges 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The investigation started five years ago when a newly-arrived refugee told the Sicilian police how “he overheard one of the boatmen talking about a certain Greco and how he was organising immigration smuggling in Egypt.” How the Mafia Make Millions Out of the Plight of Migrants 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The boatman occupies a prominent place on a living room shelf, also carved by Richard. Local man’s wooden sculptures represent mix of faith, love 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z One employee said she suspected one of the boatmen may have "taken sexual advantage" of an intoxicated woman during a 2008 trip. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Several accused a boatman of arbitrarily taking them to the wrong sites so that they couldn’t do their assigned work. National Parks Employees Preyed on Women During River Trips: Report 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Ends, hilariously, with a choir of vulgar boatmen. 20 Bowie songs you don’t know - but should 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z A Filipino boatman guided his tiny fishing boat right into the midst of the Chinese poachers. Why are Chinese fishermen destroying coral reefs in the South China Sea? - BBC News 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said in a statement that a piece of metal alloy was recovered with the help of a local boatman. Debris from U.S. rocket recovered off coast of southwest England 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z After a 2005 incident in which one of the boatmen took a photograph under a park employee's dress, he received a 30-day suspension and subsequently resigned, according to the report. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Local boatmen towed the section to Tresco where it is under guard on the beach. US space rocket debris found in sea off Scilly - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It was recovered with the help of a local professional boatman, and is currently securely held on the beach at Tresco. Debris recovered off Isles of Scilly may be from Cape Canaveral launch 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z There two Swahili boatmen, Captain Hassan and Titus, escorted me to a nearby dhow, a traditional Arab sailing vessel crafted from wood and favored in myth by the likes of Sinbad the Sailor. Welcome to Lamu: Africa’s Most Captivating Artists’ Retreat 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Photographs showed the debris covered in what Joseph Thomas, the boatman, told the BBC were goose barnacles. Debris from U.S. rocket recovered off coast of southwest England 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The third boatman told investigators he had consensual sex with women during river trips and was not disciplined for any of the incidents described in the report. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z To experience this estuarine world properly requires a shallow-draft boat, a skilled boatman and the right tides - and, of course, a knowledgeable guide. The fisherman and the forest - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z In this idyllic setting boatmen haggle over price and vegetables are traded and shifted from one boat to another amid the chirping of birds. AP PHOTOS: Kashmir's floating vegetable market makes a comeback year after devastating floods 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Cargo ship goes missing The Coast Guard urged boatmen in southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island to tie down vessels. Hurricane Joaquin Helps Fuel Record Rains, Damaging Floods 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z That’s why, as a hydrologist and longtime Grand Canyon hiker, boatman and scientist, I am profoundly concerned about continued uranium mining in or near it. Claims that uranium mining near the Grand Canyon is safe don't hold water | David Kreamer 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Neither the boatmen nor the complainants were named. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z "There hasn't been a ferry for days," one of the boatmen told us. Searching for Mrs Livingstone - BBC News 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z By comparing it with the composition of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, named after the boatman who ferried the dead to Roman underworld, the team hopes to learn more about the relationship between these two worlds. What will Pluto mission discover? - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Otherwise, most American gondoliers, including Mr. Kerschbaum, wear the traditional Venetian boatman’s outfit of a striped shirt and straw hat. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z In the absence of fish, brine flies and water boatmen will proliferate, and the fish-eating birds will disappear. California Runs Dry 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z During research and park maintenance trips that could last for weeks, female workers said the boatmen touched them inappropriately and lashed out if their advances were rejected. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z He was a boatman and in 1962 had the opportunity to go on an expenses-paid voyage from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay as captain of a cabin cruiser, with his wife and daughters as passengers. Robert Saloschin, lawyer who helped with ‘Freedom Riders,’ dies at 95 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Tibetans don’t spend any time on rivers, they don’t fish, and they look down on the boatmen who ply traditional yak-skin coracles at river crossings. Raft Ride on Tibet’s Powerful Rivers Reveals Regional Meltdown 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Among the Venetian’s main requirements for would-be boatmen? If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The boatman, Kav, emerges from the wheelhouse, his hair a tangle of matted blond. The island that links Irish monks and jedi knights 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Officials have taken steps to change the way river trips are conducted at the Grand Canyon, including prohibiting alcohol and stripping boatmen of their power to remove other workers from the trips. Women Grand Canyon park workers sexually harassed, U.S. probe finds 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Henry licensed the boatmen of the River Thames, making them wear arm bands to attest that they were not highwaymen. Ride-share companies must face the law Through the series of waterways and locks, the boatmen carried malting barley to Dublin for brewing by the Guinness company and later transported the finished ale back downstream. Affordable Irish Country Retirement in Kilkenny 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Many of these migrants — and the Thai boatmen who lord over them — have told GlobalPost that murder on Thai trawlers is practically routine. Trash fish: It’s gross, tainted by slavery and possibly in your dog food 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Fish tales aside, the beleaguered boatmen here in Masinloc have found themselves caught in the middle of a geopolitical fight that their country appears to be losing, at least for now. A Leviathan Turns Philippine Fishermen Into Desperate Darters 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Sahni studies commerce in a local college and in his spare time is a tourist guide and a boatman. Grand Finale of Indian Elections Sees Big Turnout 2014-05-12T13:19:18Z When I ask our boatman why, he explains that they have their own, but they just want something from another country. India Ink: A Temporary End to a Tour of the Indian Women’s Movement 2014-03-20T07:25:44Z Is there an opening for Shanny as the boatman on the River Styx? Boswell: Redskins, coming off 3-13, should avoid Snyder Syndrome and temper expectations 2014-01-13T16:57:00Z A Bangladeshi boatman tidies up his bedding in the early morning in Dhaka. Day in pictures: 3 January 2104 2014-01-03T11:43:24Z "If you make friends with the boatman in the dry season, you will be the first to cross when the rains come and the tide is high." Words of Wisdom: Your African proverbs from 2013 2013-12-31T17:07:29Z Bangladeshi boatmen are seen during a blockade organised by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists and their supporters in Dhaka. Day in pictures: 19 December 2013 2013-12-19T13:06:19Z The villagers stoned the boatmen and forced them to turn back. The housewives taking on militants in Kashmir 2013-11-17T01:24:36Z The origin of this lies in the powerful medieval guilds of boatmen and dockers, whose corporations transmogrified over the years into the modern municipality at the Hotel de Ville. Reclaiming Paris's River Seine quayside 2013-10-14T23:35:39Z Then he was flooded with memories of his mother from childhood, which he relayed to Caballero to translate into Spanish, so that Jacinto, the local boatman, could put them into Yanomami. My mother the Amazonian tribeswoman 2013-08-29T00:42:53Z The authorities are trying to clamp down on the number of people entering the country illegally by stepping up patrols and stopping boatmen from taking bribes. Indonesians missing in boat sinking 2013-08-03T08:52:35Z One young man made it as far as a nearby river before being caught by boatmen whose livelihood depends on the palm oil companies. Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry Rife With Human-Rights Abuses 2013-07-18T10:00:45Z Michelangelo includes Charon and Minos, the boatman and judge of the Greek underworld. 10 facts about Hell 2013-05-13T23:49:44Z That doesn't stop Iranian boatmen freely entering the town during the day. Iranian smugglers squeezed out by currency in freefall 2012-10-03T14:13:04Z Private citizens in their boats led the rescue effort, Nungesser said, referring to boatmen from the Mississippi Delta and bayous popularly known as the "Cajun Navy." Drenched New Orleans Passes Big Post-Katrina Test 2012-08-30T16:15:04.793Z Dozens were plucked from the roofs of their houses in Plaquemines by local boatmen after earlier deciding they could ride out what compared with Katrina seemed like a small storm. Isaac Heads North after Soaking U.S. Gulf and New Orleans 2012-08-30T16:15:00.197Z The boatmen at the harbour complain that their counterparts in Scotland fare better because they shout louder. Isles of Scilly fear costly transport links will hurt economy and tourism 2012-06-04T17:22:48Z "They now search us regularly for illegal items, drugs, that kind of thing," the boatman said, his voice tinged with tiredness from the 20-hour crossing. Iranians reflect on sanctions as nuclear talks loom 2012-05-22T09:56:03Z "Look at my sheep," boatman Ismael shouted, pointing to the 30 sheep and goats huddled in his boat. Iranian smugglers squeezed out by currency in freefall 2012-10-03T14:13:04Z At first Vert-Vert was confused and silent among the unseemly jests of the women and the Gascons and the oaths of the boatmen. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I have just engaged Mac the Devil, and shall appoint him to the office of captain of the beach and boatmen.” The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z It misses in winter the pleasure-yachts of the summer months, the white uniforms of the thousands of boatmen, and the brighter dressing of the awnings and flags of the ships and steamers. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z One of the boatmen told me yesterday that in the Spring large masses of the vernal squill are to be found upon the hills near here. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z We do not feel inclined to retire so soon as these boatmen, who have been trained to early hours. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Immediately afterwards Mr. Robertson bade his wife and children good-bye, and proceeded to the boat which left at eleven o'clock, having on board, besides himself, two other passengers, and two boatmen. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z It costs nothing for house-rent; rice is cheap, and the natives are expert boatmen, and get a part of their living from the rivers and the sea. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The same was prescribed in several cases of boatmen who had ignorantly transported heretics, without recognizing them until the voyage was under way or finished. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Meanwhile, the boat kept on down the stream, and the old boatman dozed on his oars. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z "Faithfully!" said he, waving his hand, for the boatmen had already got the skiff under weigh, and were sending her along like an arrow from a bow. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The old boatman told us that he had rowed General Bonaparte on this lake, and related various anecdotes of him and Murat. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z It was a beautiful moonlight night, and we seemed to be floating in a dream, as our swarthy boatmen bent to their oars, and we glided silently over a tropical sea to this unknown shore. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z They were perhaps the best boatmen in the world. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z When I reached the middle of the Rhine I begged the boatman to let his boat drift down the river. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The two boatmen laid on their oars and rested. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z In the background are a party of guides and boatmen engaged in preparing supper for the disputants, over whose perplexity they appear to be indulging in a little quiet "chaff." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Waving our adieu, we gave the signal, and the boatmen pushed off into the stream. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Turning to the boat he collected her wraps, paid the boatman, and then turned absently towards the town. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z I exclaimed, "otherwise I shall not find a boatman." Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The boatmen lingered near the door of the hotel, waiting; and at last one of the waiters bethought himself that the ladies might be on Rousseau's Island. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z It passed near the boat, and caused much consternation among the boatmen, who viewed it as something supernatural; but it was soon out of sight, following a curved course. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z On Christmas eve they were decorated with palm branches, and at night were lighted up with Chinese lanterns, while row-boats were floating about, the Arab boatmen singing their wild, plaintive melodies. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The visitor will mentally forgive the boatman of the morning. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The boatman, a robust old man, plunged his oars energetically into the dark waters of the river. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The boatmen woke up from their slumbers, and shouted in their patois, but there came no response from Mr. Dundyke. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The order was, of course, at once given, ‘Man the life-boat!’ and the boatmen rushed for it. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z As the boatmen rested on their oars, that we might observe the strange scene, C—— started with horror to see a corpse in the water. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Sufficient light enabled the observing eye to perceive the writhing surface of the angry waters, but the boatmen were stupified with drink! Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z I hailed a boatman, and had him take me across the river. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z There was certainly no danger of that: and the boatmen laughed at the notion, for the bank and the water were at that place nearly on a level. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z Excited people on the pier crowd round the harbour-master, and beg him to order the life-boat men to take the crew and the boatmen off the wreck at once. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z I bade the boatmen draw to the shore, that we might have a clearer view of this strange sight. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z One of the boatmen cheerfully acknowledged the next day that if it “hadn’t been fur that purty girl they had a’ gone over them falls, shure.” Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z We found Annouchka upon the bank; she was talking with the boatman. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z "The boatmen were kept two hours at the hotel, remember, before we were found, and Mr. Dundyke naturally grew tired of waiting, and went away, thinking we should not come." Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z As they get into the Gull stream, they see vessel after vessel running with close-reefed topsails before the gale; the boatmen hail them, but they get no answer. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z And the captain turned round to give the signal to his boatmen to pull to shore; but without the least intention of giving up his prey. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Thence he proceeded as a boatman to New Orleans, where his mind was greatly astonished at the scenes he beheld, the streets, the houses, the wharves, ships, &c. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Seth Williams, jr., gentleman, Solomon Smith, boatman, all of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, Thomas Gilbert, Esq., The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The pencil-case was next shown to the boatmen; but they could not say whether it was the one the gentleman had written the note with. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z While this is going on, the boatmen leave the American ship and row steadily for Ramsgate, near which they fall in with another lugger, on which they are taken. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z We stood below, listening to the weird sounds which came off the water, the creaking and flapping of masts and canvas, the whir of wings and shrieks of unseen gulls, the distant hail of boatmen. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The boatman gravely informed us, that his bones are to be seen to this day! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Another, a year later, written from Ryde, after describing a boating and fishing expedition, relates further a conversation with the boatman, whom they saw doing something to the dogfish that they had caught. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z A boat and two men were at hand, waiting to be hired, and he proceeded to haggle about the price, for one of the boatmen spoke English. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z That official knows, however, the boatmen too well: they will not leave her while a stitch holds together. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Glaucus was worshiped most particularly by the fishermen and boatmen, whose vessels he was supposed to guard from evil, and whose nets were often filled to overflow through his intervention. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z They speedily reached the shore and handed double fare to the parchment-faced boatman, who chattered volubly. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The boatmen howl at one another, and somehow pull their craft free. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z After he had landed on the opposite side of the lake, he must have made use of this pencil to write the note, which note he sent back to the hotel by the boatmen. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z In the meanwhile, the poor boatmen on the beach have nothing that they can do but watch their fine boat, which was worth five hundred pounds, being torn and hammered to pieces in the surf. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The cruel boatman repulsed them roughly, and brandished his oars, while he leisurely selected those he would next ferry across the stream. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The high pitched nasal chatter of the boatmen wrangling or jesting, was unlike anything they had ever before heard or imagined. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Calls of Albanian boatmen came up from the sea. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z "But I have," said a big, squinting boatman, as he walked up to our Cashier, and untied his leather wallet. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z The boatmen at last get on board the brig; a glance shows that no time must be lost, and as rapidly as possible the steamer is enabled to take the water-logged vessel in tow. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Now these, now those, the surly boatman bore; The rest he drove to distance from the shore.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Our boatman asked one real each—twopence-halfpenny—as his fee, which was exactly the sum required of the native passengers. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z There stood about thirty persons, principally boatmen from the canal. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z The Portuguese captain still refused to desert his vessel, while the boatmen, who knew the danger, were almost ready to force the crew to leave the ship. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The water being rather more agitated than was agreeable to him, he asked the boatman if any person was ever lost in the passage! Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z Four good boatmen were provided for each boat, men who came from the land of Ulu-nui—the land of the yellow sea and the black sea of Kane—and obeyed the call of Mo-o-inanea. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z The young boatman who was the first to accost us secured our custom, and we stepped down the accommodation-ladder into the swaying boat. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Paul, as I have said before, was an excellent boatman. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z And the brave boatmen grasp each other’s hands with iron strength, and form a chain, the lowest of the four or five men at the sea end of the chain being in the water. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z After another and another lingering kiss, the boatman expressed some impatience, and she tore herself from their arms and stepped into the waiting batteau. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Their boat was pulled by fish in place of boatmen, and these disappeared upon arrival at Hawaii. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z The behaviour of the boatman who rows him ashore in a new country serves the experienced traveller as symbol of the treatment awaiting him in that country. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Paul was an excellent boatman, the sea smooth as a mirror, the moon nearly full; they could reach Boston without suspicion. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Each moment, as the waves dash over the vessel, the boatmen expect to see him washed overboard like a cork. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The captain curled his mustache and walked the room in a terrible passion, and the boatman, an herculean fellow, eyed him with a look of assurance which quite astonished me. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He would walk with him to the sea front, and commence pourparlers with boatmen for the purchase of one of their boats. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z There was no moon, and the paling stars gave but little light as the two boatmen, standing up facing the bow, moved the heavily laden boat across the smooth swart water. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Nicholas and Chow paced the deck in no very good humor, as they were obliged to entrust themselves to the slow movements of the boatmen, who neither for love nor money would hasten their pace. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z The boatmen got an anchor out astern as quickly as possible, the vessel being head on to the Sands, and used other means to assist the steamer’s work. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z My dreams of Petrarch and Vaucluse were interrupted by a scene between my friend the captain, and a stout boatman, who had brought his baggage from the batteau. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z They found, indeed, three Luisas, but Valeria could not recognize them; still, all three of the boatmen declared that they remembered her perfectly, and got the expected tip. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z I will see if the boatman is still there; he can help me throw it into the Thames. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The boatman, however, having given a satisfactory reply, he pushed onward, and after passing through a little world of junks, san-pans, and barges, they managed to effect a landing without being noticed. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z For this purpose, six Margate boatmen and the two Whitstable men were left on board. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Such at least was the impression of the boatman on land; and he could scarcely be mistaken. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z When Norton arrived at the foot of Corey Street a boatman informed him that a young woman of his description had got into a fast motor boat and had gone down the river. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The boatmen will have it that the passage goes to Anacapri. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z After some little time the boatman said, "Truly it is not often that brothers meet, and it is well that we should have a fraternal conversation." The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z The boatmen are poor men, and such presents come in very acceptably; but their greatest satisfaction must ever come from the memory of their own brave deeds. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z It suggested many questions to me, with which I plied the boatman, who seemed to feel keenly in them the bitterness of unintended reproach. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The boatmen and other natives of the party were a hundred yards away, beyond the tents he had just left. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Tradition has a certain value where proof is not available; and as the passage is blocked at no great distance from the grotto, it may be long before the boatman's faith is shaken. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It was thus, indeed, that the innkeeper had been enabled to pass to the prison in the little san-pan which he had borrowed from a friendly boatman. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z The trembling boatman called upon the name of Allah. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It belonged to one of the lairds of Mull, the boatman said. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z If Mr. Hall had not been a green boatman he would not have fastened his boat below high-water mark when the tide was coming in! North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z "Isn't that where the troops land, sir?" asked the boatman, resting his oar. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z While in the boat Chow had made good use of his time, for he had bribed the boatman to bring his little craft alongside the junk about the middle of the third watch. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z The damsel got out, and her last bracelet dropped from her hand into the hand of the boatman. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Boats and boatmen are kept to render aid to bathers, and in the winter ice-men are sent round to the different skating grounds in and around London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He found on creeping into a hut a friend whom he knew as a pilot and boatman; his name was Koojesse. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z At this impudent remark the boatmen began to row with renewed vigour; the salt spray drove aboard in showers, the wind roared in our ears, the horses huddled together. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The chief official is not an expert boatman nor a fisher, but the medicine man of the tribe. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z When they arrived at the city Franklin paid the boatmen a shilling for his passage. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z A perceptible odor arises from the slicks, so that the boatmen will often say, "I smell blue-fish." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There was a powerful breeze right astern; the boatmen set a broad sail, and, rowing also, went off at a spanking rate. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The boatmen had dropped their oars and taken to their poles once more; the tall reeds rustled as our scow drove its square nose into the shallows and grounded with a grating jar. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Rapidly Madam Gillin produced some sailor-slops which her own boatman used to wear when she took her pleasure on the bay. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Then the boatman dipped his oar gently, as if fearing to break the charm, and rowed us back to our hotel; but the music continued to a late hour, and lulled us to sleep. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z It needs a skillful boatman at the helm. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There is no smoke through the pine tops, No strong red boatmen in pale green reeds, No herons to flicker an instant, No lanterns to glow with gay ray. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z "You land at Phipps's Farm, sir?" inquired a sweating boatman of Mount. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He was not fool enough to swim in pursuit; well knowing that a swimming dog is worse than helpless against a boatman. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Indeed the boatmen here are not unlike the gondoliers. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z By this time the water had become much roughened, or, to borrow a word from the boatmen's vocabulary, "choppy;" I should have called it hilly. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Near some small log-houses the people were employed in felling the high trees, and our boatmen observed that those new settlers had taken possession of this Congress land without any right to do so. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z "Your boatman is ready under Hunt's Wharf, Paul," he said. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z This, then, was what the boatman had thrown at him! Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The experiment proved the truth of the boatmen's assertions. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z The tide runs with such swiftness that the boatmen do not venture through the Opening except with plenty of wind, and of the right sort. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z While our boatmen were engaged in this work, and in looking for shell-fish, we advanced several miles up the stream, where we met with frequent obstacles in the forest. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Mr. Foxcroft, meanwhile, had dragged his horse aboard, and Mount ordered the boatmen to push off at once. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The boatman saw Wolf standing, alert and suspicious, among the lakeside grasses, not ten feet away. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z When, in 1707, Dr. Papin showed his first rude conception of a steamboat, it was seized by the boatmen, who feared that it would deprive them of a living. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z The boatman steered among the tide-rips, where each of us soon struck a fish, or, as the phrase here is, "got fast." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z They then embarked, and stood off; the boatmen blowing their horns, and the party on shore waving their hats, and shouting their adieus. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z The wind whipped our cheeks as we swung clear of the land; the boatmen presently took to their oars, which I noticed were muffled midway between blade and handle. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Those ruthless boatmen stripped him to the skin, and forcing him to embrace a sapling about the size of his dear Pluggy’s waist, they bound him immovably in this loving squeeze. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z A monster of a similar kind, some time ago, ate up a boatman and his boy, whose boat had been capsized in the river. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z This man eyed the preparations of amateur boatmen with the contemptuous curiosity often vouchsafed by such personages in the small affair of getting a pleasure-boat under way. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It is used by all classes; and the boatmen seemed always contented with plenty of salt fish and farinha. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z If a boatman has sunk a man's vessel, and refloated it, he shall pay half its value242 in silver. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z This sketch of the character of the boat wreckers will prepare the reader for forming some idea of the boatmen who were their prey. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z There was a hurried whisper of thanks from the boat, a bluff pooh-poohing of them from the bank, and the boatman pushed off. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z When every one was safely in his appointed place, and the fastenings had been cut, Istar's boatmen raised a long, quavering cry, that resolved into the first notes of a song. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The first business of the boatmen, when the canoe is secured, is to go off to the woods, and cut stakes and palm-branches to make a house for the 'commander.' Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Wilt thou not send by the hands of the boatman whom thou indicatedst? The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z In less than four months after this Talbot was himself drowned in attempting to swim the Titan river, and with him perished “the last of the boatmen.” The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z My first thought, however, when the boatman admitted us into his cottage, was for Mr. Curwen. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z "Thou shalt not leave the barge till the price is paid," retorted the boatman, angrily. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The only means of navigating the upper waters of the river was by rafts or canoes; the latter capable of containing but one or two persons, besides a crew of seven or eight boatmen. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z He was in the act of pouring lotion on the man's head when a young Arab in the dress of a boatman entered. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z He had learned to mimic all the tones of the boatman’s horn, and he longed to go to New Orleans where he heard that the people spoke French and wore their Sunday clothes every day. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Accordingly, I asked the boatman to lend him some woollen stockings and other dry garments, which the man very readily did, and set before us thereafter a meal. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z As with the boatmen, and with all men who do any labour in common, so with the labour of all mankind; each man need only keep on his breast-collar, and go in the given direction. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Lucius selected a Canadian canoe and deposited a cushion at either end, supplementing those supplied by the boatmen. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z "We have heard of Yusuf the boatman," said the leader, with a marked change of tone. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Plug, man of honor as he was, sometimes met with very rough treatment from the boatmen, whose half savage natures could ill appreciate a gentleman of his birth and breeding. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Still, he did not come, and it was half an hour later when a barefooted boatman was shown into the patio. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The boatmen are dragging vessels against the stream. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z If he needed conversation, there were the boatmen on the creek, with their interest in tides and shoals, or the homely politics of the village. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z There were two men of the machine-gun corps with their weapons and ammunition, three native boatmen, and three men of the Indian transport service in charge of three mules. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The reserve corps of boatmen also heard it, knew its import and rushed to the rescue. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z She was watching the Estremedura's dark hull rise higher above the line of mole, and listening to one of the boatmen who accompanied the rhythmic splash of oars with a little melodious song. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Is it possible that there could be found a stupid boatman who would refuse to do his part in dragging, because he alone cannot drag the boat up against the stream? What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Both men were Suffolk squires, and yet delighted more in the company of a class other than their own, FitzGerald of boatmen, Borrow of gypsies; both were counted eccentrics in their respective villages. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z This was quickly rigged up by the native boatmen, and launched on a winding channel through the marsh. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z I inquired about my aunt among the boatmen first, and received various answers. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z These rafts were dragged to the river-side and then launched, the boatmen having furnished themselves with long poles to push them off the rocks, against which they were sure the current would drive them. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The landlady at this lodging was the mistress of a boatman. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z This place, known locally as “Henderson’s Cove,” was headquarters for all the canal boatmen of the vicinity. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z The boatmen paddled the kelak slowly through the marsh until sunset compelled a halt. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z “But don’t any one dare tell that story about the philosopher and the boatman.” The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z The coppers he gave to the boatmen with whom he came across from Burlington. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The boatmen took care to make this appear quite dangerous by getting close to a rock and then just avoiding it with loud shouts. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z His boatmen had been listening, and he had not been whispering. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Burnet found all his persuasiveness unavailing until a diversion was caused by the appearance of the two gunners bringing up their machine-guns, followed by the boatmen and the Arabs loaded with stores. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z I therefore beseech thee, gracious Mother, to make me ugly, and to cover my body with some loathsome disease, that the boatmen may not touch me.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The boatmen as they rowed sang some of their sweetest, wildest hymns. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Somehow first our rudder broke away and then the boatman seemed to lose his head—and anyhow lost one of his oars. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Therefore the Noank and the Lynx stood slowly in, feeling their way, and as yet their presence was known only to a few boatmen and the garrison of Fort Griswold. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Wallahi! we were speaking of your toils and sorrows, noble warrior, when this young boatman entered. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The boatmen went to the hillock of gold, when Sribatsa said that the gold was his. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Those who remain, and are worthy of the name of "people," as not belonging to the necromancers, are some honest middle-class families, a few boatmen, and a few lazzaroni. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z I recollect even now the enthusiasm with which a boatman who had been one of those who had taken her on the Lake said, “I passed a long day looking at her.” Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z In this emergency recourse was had to my cousin Rowan Herndon, who had had no little experience as a boatman, and who recommended the employment of Lincoln as a skilful assistant. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The copper he gave to the boatmen for his passage. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z At the same time Sribatsa rescued from the boatmen his wife, who, the moment she came out of the vessel, became as lovely as before. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Then took the burly boatman himself an oar in hand. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z This extraordinary and very primitive boat consists of merely two or three trunks of trees bound together raft-fashion, on which these daring boatmen kneel. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The luckless boatman set to work however, and by dint of great patience and labor succeeded in recovering the tools and the bulk of the whiskey. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z His father was a poor canal boatman, who supported himself and family on ten shillings per week, and could not of course afford to give Gerald any opportunities of educating himself. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z When Sribatsa heard how his wife had been carried away by boatmen, he became mad with grief. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z L With sinewy might the boatman row'd o'er to yonder strand, But not the man he heard of sprung to the boat from land. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "I have a penny in my purse, And my eyes are blue; So ferry me across the water, Do, boatman, do." The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Having loaded the vessel with pork in barrels, corn, and hogs, these sturdy boatmen swung out into the stream. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Several boatmen accosted me; I knew them well. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He detained the boat, and charged the boatmen with the theft of gold-bricks which he claimed as his own. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Such a boisterous boatman never before met he. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "Ferry me across the water, Do, boatman, do." The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Although I regarded the thing as impracticable I said nothing, probably out of respect for Lincoln's well-known reputation as a boatman. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The star of the film, Gulzar, is a boatman without prior acting experience. India Ink: Newswallah: Bollywood Edition 2011-12-24T05:54:50Z Now, the boatmen were fond of playing at dice, and as Sribatsa appeared to them from his looks to be a respectable man, they always asked him to join in the game. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The late Mr. Edgeworth, in his Memoirs, repeatedly speaks of a boatman whom he knew at Lyons, as an old man. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z One of his chiefs followed in an address to the Arabs, while Uledi, the coxswain, spoke for the boatmen in a very satisfactory strain. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The black boatmen had a weird chant, which they repeated over and over, keeping time with the stroke. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Indeed, what is not permissible there?—Dupont saw divers pretty creatures dressed as boatmen, sailors, jockeys, and postilions. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Lakshmi heard Chintamani’s prayer; and in the twinkling of an eye, while she was in the arms of the boatmen, her naturally beautiful form was turned into a vile carcase. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Time, in this case, was driving the pressman as fast as the rapid stream drove the boatman of the Rhone; and the speed with which they worked was killing them as quickly. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z One man, a boatman, went crazy over it, and, shouting "we have reached the sea, we are at home," rushed into the woods and was never seen again. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The boatmen belonging to the two rafts had joined forces and pitched a tent on the shore close by. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z This is specially marked in the strange dialect of the Kathiawar boatmen who travel all over the world as lascars on the great steamships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z As he was an expert player, he almost always won the game, on which the boatmen, envying his superior skill, threw him overboard. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z We heard a yell from the boatmen on the bank. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z And so, plain woodwork was as white as snow, paint-work clean, polished wood looked as bright as the back of a boatman beetle, and brass shone like burnished gold. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z There were men on the shore hailing us, and our boatman was shouting back vociferously. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Just after tea, and while Tom was telling some of his most fascinating stories, and we three children were listening with dilated eyes and bated breath, we were hailed by a boatman. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The boatmen, astonished at the event, thought that the woman had uncommon power, and might be useful on similar occasions in future. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The boatman, not knowing the character of the man he was dealing with, refused, and was shot dead instantly. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z If you had called McBain a sailor, he would have replied,— “No, sir, I’m not a sailor; I’m only a boatman, or a fisherman if you like it better.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Meanwhile, the Zaptiehs and the boatmen had been yelling and shouting at the brigands as they kept pace with us on the shore. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z It happened about the time we first made the acquaintance of the boatmen. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The boatmen, on putting her down in the boat, found her body covered with loathsome sores which were giving out a disgusting stench. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Then, going to the water, he ordered a boatman to row him out to a vessel so that he might escape from the country. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z He was careful and cautious, as all good river boatmen should be, but decidedly “all there” in a pinch. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z "Pasha," said Hassan, "the boatmen want you not to sit so near the edge of the raft." By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z “Now I wonder what I came across for, Pat!” was a usual remark to the old boatman, when on the point of rowing himself back again. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z On the present occasion he did not heed the piteous pleadings of the disappointed boatmen, nor Sobrina's explanations, nor Can Grande's arguments. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z The keepers at the distant Retuerta had passed the word along to those nearer the boundary, and from these the news was transmitted by boatmen to our factotum at San Lucar. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A poor boatman was worse than none at all, that is, in a pinch, while a good one might easily mean the difference between success and disaster. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The boatmen sat on a pile of sacks in the middle and manipulated the oars which served to steer the raft and keep it in the fast part of the current. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z As the ca�que glided up to the garden gate the three boatmen rose from their sheepskins and caught hold of iron clamps set into the marble of the quay. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Then the Green Bay merchants fell into the habit of marking "Athens" on boxes and bales which the boatmen carried up to Stanley's. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The boatman made a line fast from the small craft to the larger one. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z Luckily, both Blackmore and his burly boatman were men of action. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The Arab Zaptiehs and the Kurdish boatmen represented tribes whose traditions told of constant deadly feuds and warfare. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Returning the boatmen's salaam, the Pasha stepped into his garden. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Nearly every one in the settlement was dependent on the fur trade, either as agent, clerk, trapper, boatman, or general employee. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z For it may not be known to the inexperienced that the boatmen of Corfu are wont to make a very moderate charge for setting people ashore on the island. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Ten dollars a day was the customary pay for a boatman going all the way round the Bend. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The head boatman fished out the meat and began to tear it to pieces with his hands, distributing it amongst his companions. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Current flows into the electrode and instantly hydrogen atoms from the acid molecules crowd round it, like boatmen at the seaside anxious to secure a passenger. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z Five French boatmen paddled their two canoes, and did most of the heavy work of the journey, carrying the boats and cargoes around rapids, or along portage trails from one river to another. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Among the arrearages of justice adjourned to that supreme chancery term, the Day of Judgment, I fear there must be many of English et al. vs. boatmen. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The C. P. R. replied that they had requested their Sub-Divisional Superintendent at Revelstoke to institute inquiries for boatmen in our behalf. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The little boatman's face beamed with radiant smiles. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z At the large trading-houses were gathered native clerks and a staff of servants as cooks, personal attendants, boatmen, etc., representing a score of tribes from distant parts of the coast. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Here boats with experienced boatmen, and a good supply of tackle and bait are always to be had. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z And I received it as a decided advantage that I understood no phrase of the boatmen's low muttering and grumbling. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z I already had sensed enough of the character of the work ahead to know that a good boatman would be cheap at any price, and a poor one dear if working only for his grub. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The Oriental's first refuge from the ills of the world is in his subservience to the will of Allah; his second is in his tobacco: our boatman slowly rolled up a cigarette. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The boatman was not opposed to entertaining attractive passengers, even if they didn’t “go out.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z To cut it short, Monsieur Miflor�s came to the river; he went down to the shore, saw a boatman pulling down stream, and motioned to him to take him aboard. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z But under the captain's happy administration, I made bold, when the boatman insisted on being paid for the return trip in mid-sea, to refuse a single copper. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z All I shall want to know is who your other boatmen are going to be. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z He could recommend an excellent boatman who had a large, safe boat and who was most prudent, as well as his son. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z She followed her father’s footsteps in living alone, and in the matter of shunning companions, but she could not avoid making friends, as Pete the boatman had already assured the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z "Never mind, you are come among Christian people," was the boatman's exclamation, when he had taken me into the boat, and never was truer word spoken. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z “Clear the way there, please,” ordered the boatman. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z It turned out to be a boatman who had accompanied him and Mr. Forde, of the Canadian Department of Public Works, on a part of their voyage down the Columbia in 1915. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The boat was then on the other side, and the boatman and camel driver were trying to get on board some camels. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z “Old Pete, the boatman, told us how you rescued the man from the ice last winter.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z The boatmen rowed carefully about, afraid of passing over the island, lest the boat should run aground. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The Golds live almost entirely on fish, and are excellent boatmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z After a long struggle we got safely to the other side, and the Ainu boatman guided me for a mile or so to the fishing village at the mouth of the river. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z This is the bait of the boy and the boatman. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z “Depends upon what you mean by queer,” returned the boatman, and the girls laughed at the trouble that little word seemed prone to make. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z He had hired one of the public passenger boats to cross from Bai� to Misenum and the boatman had waited for the return of his fare. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z I left again on 8th October and reached Cachar on the 15th, having made every effort to push on, and given my boatmen double pay for doing so. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z As long as I was in his employ, I always made a point of accompanying him, and when I went away he promised me never to go without a boatman.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z Jan will expect to meet you down yonder with the other boatmen.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z They forthwith their journey renew, tending to the water: Whom when th' old boatman descried silently emerging Out o' the leafy shadows, advancing t'ward the river-shore, Angrily gave-he challenge, imperious in salutation. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z About a month later a raven was picked up dead on the coast by a boatman,—killed, it was believed, by his fellow-ravens,—and since then two birds only have been seen. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z The boatmen have a handsome dress peculiar to the occasion, and the whole scene is highly interesting. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z It is as on the evening river, where the boatman bends his homeward oar. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z The few boatmen, striving with paddles and poles, to propel it against the wind, were helpless. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Julius Caesar, while crossing a stormswept water, quieted the apprehensions of his boatman by remarking, "Fear not, you carry Caesar and his fortunes." Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z My boatman made for the same landing-place, and moored his gondola to the same stake as before. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Citizen: I send this by the N. Rochelle boat and have desired the boatman to call on you with it. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Between our boatmen and the forest at the southwest spread an area of meadow land. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Pedro, by that wit and sagacity which had made him a master boatman, discovered the count's treachery. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z But at this very moment boatmen were being collected, more provisions supplied, and so day by day the hour for setting sail was deferred. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z My boatman made straight for a spot where some stakes at the water's edge gave token of a landing-place; and here, though with some difficulty, for the tide was low, ran the gondola aground. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z If he slip, the honest boatman draws him out of the sea, by the rope, at the end of which he looks like a new species of fish suspended on a hook. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Should any traveler chance to take an up-river trip with those boatmen, I am quite sure his observations would confirm my statement respecting them. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Pedro was a boatman, which is a most romantic and fitting occupation for an impoverished but righteous hero. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z What matters it to the Jew merchant what becomes of the souls of his boatmen, provided his wood arrives safely in Germany, and the thalers flow into his purse? Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z And when they had thus spoken, the boatman conducted Lamme and Ulenspiegel on deck, with many words of cheer and good counsel. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "If Reggie cannot go with you, take the hotel boatman when you next go sailing." The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Those who have never been on such a journey would be surprised at the dexterity of the Penobscot boatmen as they drive their frail bateau through the rapids and among dangerous rocks. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z For a lengthened period he was chief boatman at the Ferry inn, Windermere, in which capacity he is well remembered. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z The boatman watched him curiously, for he, too, was beginning to feel hungry. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z When, therefore, they had dismounted from their donkeys they threw the bridles to the boatman’s lad, who caressed the animals in friendly wise and led them to a place where he saw some thistles growing. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z The boatman glanced ironically at the scarlet bound volume which bore the portrait of a pretty girl on its covers. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Skilled boatmen are required, as the passage is winding, amongst islets, rocks, rapid tide currents, and shallows. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z For many years the tops of immense trees could be seen in the water by boatmen as they hunted the waterfowls or cast line for the fish with which it abounds. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z The boatman sits on a seat in the middle of the boat, and its two to four passengers on cushions in the bottom, while a servant sits cross-legged on the raised stern. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z All of a sudden, without waiting to reply, Lamme threw himself like a mad bull upon the boatman, knocked him down, and began to beat him with all his might. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "He writes them books over there," remarked the boatman. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The boatmen, sharply questioned on every hand, were as ignorant of the state of affairs as those seeking information, so nothing could be done except to wait. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z If my Aunt Barbara had lived by the sea as I have, she would never have had to wait for boatmen and lovers to pull her out of the deep water. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z They are fixed to the rowlock peg by leather thongs, which the boatman continually greases. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z “My son,” said Lamme under his breath, “the boatman will assuredly throw us into the water.” The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z A fat gentleman, a fat lady, and a boatman occupied the boat. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z “Because I don’t never answer questions that ain’t first been put to me,” replied the laconic boatman. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z It was said that the friend and the boatman swam ashore and left her, but that is hard to believe. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z On this raft the traveller's tent is pitched, and he drifts leisurely down the river, while the boatmen help it along with long poles. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z At this the boatman began to cough, thereby signifying that he could not speak, and demanded mercy with a sign of his hand. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Not only was one of the largest canoes missing, with a sail that had been rigged on her, but two of the strongest natives and best boatmen. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The boats were going backwards and forwards steadily and quickly, the boatmen working like madmen to save the mass of women and children. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z |
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