| 单词 | furl |
| 例句 | The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Accusations roiled inside of me, swirling in my head like furling tornado clouds, until I thought I might explode if I didn’t let them out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He unstepped the mast and furled the sail and tied it. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them came all the procession, opening out, all striding in step, all the capes furled, everybody with free arms swinging, and behind rode the picadors, their pics rising like lances. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Longships filled the sea, sails furled and oars shipped, floating at anchor or run up on the pale sand shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As with humans, the basic plan for the adult body is furled into an embryo. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And he commanded that his banner should be furled; and he did off the Star of the North Kingdom and gave it to the keeping of the sons of Elrond. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And none of us, even on the sunniest days, went without his furled umbrella. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were empty, their sails furled, their hatch covers locked. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The crew were on their feet briskly, to furl the sail, and stow it; then, each in place, they poised the smooth oar blades and sent the white foam scudding by. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship’s main sails rippled and furled, and suddenly Nailer felt wind on his face. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Dolphin rounded to, her top sails were furled, and with a great creaking of lines and shudder of canvas, she came to rest alongside the Wethersfield dock. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “They furl their sails at double-time, then off they go,” he said, “into the city like mice into grain.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When they opened their mouths to neigh, Aru saw that their teeth were tightly furled white buds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Across the smooth sand, in the high doorway that led into the corrals, the bull-fighters were standing, their arms furled in their capes, talking, waiting for the signal to march in across the arena. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Some of the crew were on the yards, furling the sails; some of them, down below. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The Conte's boat swayed with its furled sails by the jetty. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The curtains, usually limp, furled and billowed, magnificent with life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And with this, she furled her fan and tapped me playfully on the cheek with it, a mite too hard. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z During my road trip that doesn't matter, because I have to furl it every day anyway. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Around him, the scholar’s stuff: books, a lamp, a houseplant, some furled umbrellas in an umbrella stand, ready for use. 50 works by beloved Seattle artist Jacob Lawrence on view in expansive exhibit at Greg Kucera Gallery 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z He seals the dumplings quickly, furling the dough into topknots, so none of the juices escape. Winter Salvation, Fresh From the Dumpling Steamer, in Queens 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z As furls of smoke spread out on a screen above him, a voice intoned "This is the night of the demon" over thunderous bass. Unsound of the underground ? the festival that feels like a s?ance 2010-10-27T15:33:00Z It's a lightbox in which a furl of lurid pink seems to unroll from the mouth of a black-and-white MRI scanner. When two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists 2011-08-21T20:30:01Z And it was before a short, ruffled cocktail frock appeared, with the frills at the back furled like rose petals and the front obscured by a refrigerator. A Black American Designer Disrupts the French Couture 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Time to furl the white flags of respectfulness, return to the lobbing of molotov cocktails and abuse, re-remember her for the monster she was. Young Margaret: Love, Life and Letters – TV review 2013-04-29T06:00:19Z At the family home near Philadelphia, a dozen ragged textiles up to 37 feet long were either draped over a glass-topped table or kept tightly furled in storage. Antiques: Antiques: Furniture Dossiers, Naval Flags and Railroad Items 2012-02-09T22:09:18Z But with a dirty hull, a furled black sail and tattooed men stowing gear on deck, it looked like a pirate ship returning from a raid. Millions of horseshoe crabs spawn on the shores of Delaware Bay each year. Here’s how to see them. 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z This resembles a furled umbrella that gets fatter and more ruffled by the hour before opening. Corpse flowers are invading the East Coast: Here’s how to see (and smell) one 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Put springtime on the table with these green plastic napkin holders, which become the stem and leaves to napkins furled into flower shapes. A Bouquet of Napkin Holders 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The artist renders hard-edge patterns on rumpled surfaces mounted on the wall or other objects; one dangles on a hanging tire, and another is furled across a battered old mirror. Review | In the galleries: ‘Taking Territory’ exhibition finds the creative common ground 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z From a growling, chirping start the music swelled to intimations of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” finally arriving at vibrant rhythmic figures à la Bernstein furled throughout the room via loudspeakers. Music Review: A Night of Acoustic and Electronic Exploits 2011-01-29T00:05:24Z But Waterston, 81, had still insisted on meeting in Central Park, armed against the wintry mix in a broad-brimmed hat, a leather jacket and an umbrella that he mostly left furled. Sam Waterston Is Still the Face of ‘Law & Order’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Mostly, though, what’s satisfying about “Other Lives” is that there’s some actual meat on the bones of the story; it’s not just insinuation and cigarette smoke furling into a dark bar. “True Detective” recap: After the shoot-out, nobody’s satisfied — now the real investigation begins 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Arthel Watson was born in 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, a furl in the western region of the Blue Ridge mountains named by Daniel Boone. Arthel 'Doc' Watson dies 2012-05-30T02:19:00Z Fire in the hole booty hempen halter tackle chantey swab furl. Prod-5806 Test 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The baby’s tail or “fluke,” critical to swimming, was still furled from being compacted in utero. Extremely rare sperm whale birth caught on camera 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Near the bandstand, a group of people danced in a circle to Khmer music, dreamily furling their fingers and twisting their wrists. A Cambodian American police officer helps his community heal and look forward 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The statue depicted a young boy, his chin up and hat tipped back, holding a furled Confederate flag to his side. Confederate statue removed from Talbot County Courthouse 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z There’s something called a buzz bud, a little furled blossom, on top. For Today’s Cocktails and Tonics, Flowers Are So Much More Than a Garnish 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z In an affidavit, Halim said a man named “Wilbur” or “Kinly” had created a diversion at the back of the ballroom before the shooting, igniting a furled sock as a makeshift smoke bomb. This is who scholars believe really killed Malcolm X 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s now a clear message of white supremacy - that Black Americans, Jews and immigrants aren’t fully welcome wherever the flag furls. Editorial Roundup: New York 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The furls of pollution from abandoned wells alone put toxics into neighborhoods now crowded with houses, parks, schools. Why there are oil wells all over Southern California 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Try to choose a tightly furled cabbage and slice it horizontally so that the core holds the slices together. Cabbage, taleggio and pancetta | Nigel Slater 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Leaders from business, religion, education and sports - including, crucially, the Southeastern Conference - lobbied legislators to furl Mississippi’s 126-year-old flag, saying that the banner did not properly represent a state with a 38% Black population. Mississippi runs 5 state banner finalists up the flagpole 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Leaders from business, religion, education and sports — including, crucially, the Southeastern Conference — lobbied legislators to furl Mississippi’s 126-year-old flag, saying that the banner did not properly represent a state with a 38% Black population. Mississippi runs 5 state banner finalists up the flagpole 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Wilson, for instance, furled his flags before driving into the track’s parking lot. Abiding by the Confederate Flag Ban Inside Talladega, Grudgingly 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z But leaving the rally, many demonstrators furled and put away their Chinese flags and peeled off red stickers they’d been wearing, for fear of running into opponents on their rides home. Pro-government protesters denounce Hong Kong ‘rioters’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The head sculpt features a facial expression of the Hulk in full rage mode with teeth clenched and brow furled. Zadzooks: 80 Years Marvel Legends: Wolverine vs. the Incredible Hulk review 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The other wore shorts and a tank top, and carried a furled umbrella. In Hong Kong, Protest Photo Evokes Memories of Tiananmen Era 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The rain started to come down again, and hundreds of umbrellas were unfurled, only to be furled again as people in the rear protested that they couldn’t see the screens. The Night We Landed on the Moon 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z “Of this I am absolutely sure, you the public have had enough,” the Prime Minister said, standing in front of two furled Union Jack flags against the wood-panelled walls of 10 Downing Street. Theresa May Has Poisoned the Well of British Politics 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Told in rhyming verse, Carroll’s trademark use of deep reds and blue give the proceedings an eerie whimsy, and her layouts — always brilliant — furl and explode across the page. The 10 best comics of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Instead of flying Mississippi’s divisive flag or keeping it furled — decisions which would have offended the same constituencies that are pulling the South’s politics further apart — the state avoided the choice altogether. Across South, Democrats Risk Speaking Boldly and Alienating Rural White Voters 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Their deep-golden centers are tangled with white-tipped stamens, a flower within a flower, and their enormous, unopened buds are as delicately furled as any miniature rose. Opinion | The Call of the American Lotus 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z A few minutes later, the rain stopped and umbrellas were furled. The Night We Landed on the Moon 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z If paper with a tendency to curl is packaged and stored furled around a core, the curl is set, much like a lock of hair around a curler. Straight Talk on Why Wrapping Paper Curls 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Many of them furled it after the June 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers in Charleston, South Carolina. Mississippi lawmakers not changing rebel emblem on flag 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z For as long as wrenching change is offset by the prospect of a better tomorrow, Asia will fly the flag of global trade even when it is being furled elsewhere. Asia is taking the lead in promoting free trade 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z It was carrying the tightly furled valve toward its new home. A faster, simpler heart valve surgery is gaining favor 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Decades after the furling of Britain’s union flag, he waved his liberation credentials with such skill and frequency that he stood as an emblem, however flawed, of Africa’s yearning to be free of outside control. With Mugabe’s Era Ending in Zimbabwe, a Warning Echoes in Africa 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Red and yellow flags — Catalonia's colors — were furled. Barcelona's Vast Stadium Gives Voice to Catalan Separatism 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Red and yellow flags - Catalonia’s colors - were furled. Barcelona’s vast stadium gives voice to Catalan separatism 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Red and yellow flags — Catalonia’s colors — were furled. Barcelona’s vast stadium gives voice to Catalan separatism 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z "Spanish murderers!" they chant at the building marked with a furled Spanish flag that looks lonely against the Catalan flags on nearby walls. Divided Catalonia traumatised by violence 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z It was past 11 p.m., and most people on Washburn Avenue were furled in their beds. Races Are Reversed in a Police Killing, and Again a Family Asks: Why? 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z There was a pause as the team checked everything was ready, while on the screen the silhouette of the furled valve oscillated gently as it was buffeted by pulses of high-pressure arterial blood. Robot hearts: medicine’s new frontier 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Yet the Trillings, despite their public stature, were in many ways furled, inward-turning personalities: “We did not have eventful lives, as this would perhaps now be understood, but our private drama had its intensity.” The Feuds of Diana Trilling 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Things quickly become chaotic, and other videos show more dark-suited men, some carrying furled red flags, kicking and punching protesters as police try to intercede. Plenty of tough talk for Erdogan guards, but action is unlikely, experts say 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The New York Times observed, “The big top, furled forever, started its funeral ride today.” Opinion | Five myths about the circus 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z A poem “is a new beginning, and often — as Keats knew as a boy wonder — you have to sit with your wings furled and wait for a moment to fly.” Poet Philip Levine sketched the life of working-class Americans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The event marked the one-year anniversary of the day the Confederate battle flag was furled and sent to a museum. Group plans ‘Operation Retaliation’ Confederate Flag display 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The event marks the one-year anniversary of the day the Confederate battle flag was furled and sent to a museum. Rally temporarily brings Confederate flag back at Statehouse 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Of course, don’t furl the flag or shut down those offshore accounts or start writing the complete history of American decline quite yet. Trump says what no other candidate will: the US is no longer exceptional 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z At the centre it is all forest And a ring of dark waters, the river Cocytus, furls And flows round it. Seamus Heaney’s final work – ‘Death’s dark door stands open … ’ 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z I reach forward, break off half the brittle, furled mushroom and place it in the basket, eager to taste this souvenir from a place full of life that is nothing like our own. Sex, Death and Mushrooms 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Since the Charleston attack, several Mississippi cities and counties have furled the state flag. Analysis: Thompson says Miss. officials should redesign flag 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Before 1950, it was scarcely visible in the South, where the concept of the “furled banner” was widely observed. The North’s lack of arrogance over its Civil War victory 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z And that is why this village of 1,800, nestled in a lush furl of the Bohemian hills, improbably finds itself the world’s leader in the production of vinyl albums. Czech Company, Pressing Hits for Years on Vinyl, Finds It Has Become One 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z She’d scolded her caucus for lacking the “heart” to respond to the massacre of those nine African-Americans churchgoers killed during a Bible study, by furling the flag brandished online by the accused killer. The true story of the South Carolina Confederate flag debate 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Not only did he encourage his fellow Confederates to furl their flags, but he also didn’t want any displayed at his funeral. A new day in South Carolina as the Confederate battle flag comes down 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Albeit 150 years too late, the move by Haley and other southern leaders to finally furl the Confederate flag is a welcome one nonetheless. Why Governor Haley Took Down the Confederate Flag 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Touch it not – unfold it never, Let it droop there, furled forever. Progressive rebels in the American south fight a flag – and the Klansman next door 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z How to find the right line between whitewash and backlash, so the flags are properly furled? On Confederate symbols: Which ones should stay and which ones should go? 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Dispelling our legacy of violent racism requires more than furling a flag. Taking down the Confederate flag musn’t obscure the South’s vile history 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Those Virginians who did obeyed General Robert E. Lee’s request to furl the flag when the war ended. Rep. Clyburn: How to Take Down the South Carolina Confederate Battle Flag Once and for All 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Nationally, Democrats seem pleased that the flag might finally be history, but they remain steadfast that furling the flag does not co-opt other pressing issues, like gun violence. Today in Politics: South Carolina Takes Step Toward Folding Its Confederate Flag 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “I decided to protest because Russia entered Crimea,” the shaggy-haired proprietor explained over a Coca-Cola as he gazed across a furl of dunes and the gray Baltic Sea. Where Poles and Russians Meet, Ideals and Profits Clash 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Starter Ivor Robson is given a standing ovation, to which he responds by waving his furled umbrella to all corners like a centurion at Lord's. First tee makes strong men go weak 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z We now know the reason for this: Otachi is partially bat- or pterosaur-inspired, with tightly furled wing membranes that are stowed away on the sides of the forelimbs. The Tet Zoo Guide to Pacific Rim 2013-07-25T15:45:07.803Z My anchor’s cast, my sails are furled, And now I am at rest. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z I’d like to cross once more with him, though he’s been dead a long time, cross with other boats around, small boats and schooners, some with sails unfurled, seaward bound. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z By the time all her chain was paid out, and she was finally at rest, all her sails were furled, and they were getting out the covers. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Mr. Morris said Hurd wrapped the story in “waterproof white canvas” and rolled it “like a furled sail.” City Room: After the Titanic Went Down, Scrambling to Get the Story 2012-04-09T17:59:34Z When they had dropped anchor, such was the weakness of the crew that it took them five hours to furl their sails. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The young people, each with a neatly furled umbrella, walked with something of ceremonious self-consciousness, making little remarks about the scenery, and Mr. Hayes, from his window, followed them with his eyes. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z She had taken the fan from him, and was furling and unfurling it. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z There was the white schooner lying quietly at anchor, her sails all furled and covered, and no movement on her decks. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z The wondering spectators, quite at a loss to understand her movements, soon heard the hoarse rattling of her cable, as the anchor dragged it out, and saw her furling her vast white wings. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; Ð applied to ships in a storm. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The meadow lark on the fence post behind my house is unusually voluble this uncertain morning; maybe he is getting his day's singing off before the sun shall hide, discomfited, behind the unrolling cloud furls. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z I feel such strength, such boundless, turbulent power, yet my spirit is pinioned and held down like a giant angel sitting in a cave with huge wings furled.... The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Then, even before the sails were furled, the captain ordered a boat lowered into the water, and he was hastily rowed to the shore. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The harbour lies below, and a fishing boat running in furls its large triangular sail and drops its anchor. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z There was absolutely nothing for the men to do, as it was still a flat calm, and all the sails had been furled. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Both topmasts, and jib-boom, with all the small spars, were carried away; and her jib and topsails, although furled, were blown to pieces. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Then our drum rattled and trumpet sang prettily, while Mr. Duncan rendered the officer's salute as a dark stand of colours passed, borne furled and high above the slanting muskets. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z These lookouts were relieved every two hours until night-fall, at which time, if the land was not yet in sight, they furled their sails so as to make little or no way during the night. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z From the fact that it furls its petals upon cloudy days, or at the approach of rain, it is called in England "poor-man's weather-glass." The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The rain had ceased to fall, the umbrellas were furled; for that infinitely short space his eyes rested on her features. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z We endeavoured to clear the Guaianeco Islands, by carrying a heavy press of sail, but soon after midnight were obliged to furl the reefed mainsail. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z We want stability, we want political petrifaction, and we therefore demand that these meetings shall be dismissed, that these processions shall halt, that these flags shall be furled. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z Turnbull followed the example, and the men ran up the ratlines and furled some of the upper sails. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z England's flag may well be furled Over the young hero's bier, Whose memory is to England dear. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z It was quite glorious to-day how we beat the Samarang in furling sails. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Furl, furl, v.t. to draw or roll up, as a sail. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z What puff the strained sails of your praise shall you furl at, if The calmest degree that you know is superlative? Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z The schooner furled her sails, and dropped her anchor, while her probable or improbable character was undergoing vigorous discussion all along the beach. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The furled banners, dangling inscriptions, open sunshades, lanterns with dim lights in the darkness of the night, formed the quaintest setting. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Loitering near you, how often I hear you, Just ere your petals at twilight are furled, Laugh through the grasses while Evelyn passes, "There goes the loveliest flower in the world!" The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Soon all sails were furled and the ship was motionless until it slowly made way when taken in tow by the two boats. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z But the wind increased constantly until by night it was blowing a gale, and though every stitch of canvas had been taken in and furled, they were being driven landward. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z The sails now furled along her yards could be opened quickly enough, and there would then be no other ship of her size, of any other nation on earth, that she need fear to meet. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Forces-Iraq flag was furled — or wrapped — around a flagpole and covered in camouflage. Ending 9 Years of Conflict, Panetta Formally Shuts Down U.S. War in Iraq 2011-12-15T10:30:00Z No, the boat was well steered, and the sails lowered just at the right time, the mainsail neatly and smartly furled, and covered as neatly, and the jib stowed. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z "Too hot for a rogue like you," growled Bruin, as he furled a sail. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z A terrifying silence falls upon the music as we watch the ghostly crew of the phantom vessel noiselessly furl those crimson sails. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The hawsers were let out, the anchor dropped, the sails furled, and the vessel jerked and shook. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The other curtains were caught up or tweaked across, or furled like flags against the walls above chromos and engravings, over which it was quite unnecessary that they should ever be lowered. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z The frequent tacks made by the yawls delayed them extraordinarily, and at last they had to furl the sails and follow the direct course by oars. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z One tall furled lily head came and went with astonishing celerity, and the voice spoke gently and cheerfully from time to time. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z The dripping icebergs dipped and rose, And floundered down the gale; The ships were staid, the yards were manned, And furled the useless sail. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Lifted an ensign never to be furled, Unsheathed a falchion evermore to flame, Till earth-born realms, in one wide empire rolled, 2720 Hail conquering Christ as life and light of all. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z Freshened by the wayside fountain With the flag of peace still furled, Lo! he hails the shining mountain O'er the ruins of the world. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z And from their Tower they could see the ocean, which, when the weather was hot, furled and unfurled along the shore its shining waves, and threw them upon the island-coasts like wraiths of fire. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z She moved away, and Grahame, calling one of the men to furl the awning, went into the deckhouse and deliberately pored over a chart. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The circumference of the harbor was ringed by a succession of stone wharves, where hundreds of merchant vessels were moored, their sails furled against their masts. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z After his impulsive whistle he had begun to furl his sails. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Oh! ’tis hard for us to fold it, Hard to think there’s none to hold it, Hard that those who once unrolled it Now must furl it with a sigh. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z I saw three souls before a jasper throne That stood, star-canopied, beyond the world Where angels knelt before a Presence—furled White wings and waited. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z The sails were furled and the Spaniard and his friends stepped on shore. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z The sail is furled, and Jack descends safe on deck, his heart lighter with the feeling that there is near at hand a human being who can sympathise with his lot. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z It came hallooing over the Atlantic Ocean, and every ship it met had to do honour to it on the spot, by furling sails, or even laying to under bare poles. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Furl that banner! softly, slowly, Treat it gently—it is holy— For it droops above the dead; Touch it not, unfold it never; Let it droop there, furled forever, For its people’s hopes are dead. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z On first getting sight of Point Santa Elena, they took in their sails and lay with them furled as long as there was daylight. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z He told Mark to row back while he furled, and Mark did so. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Her walk had given her only the ghost of a flush, which rose over her delicate skin, fading away like a furling flag. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z To Franz, the hours had dragged wearily on, and he sprang up joyfully when Nicholas finally appeared in the little room in the tower, with the furled flag under his arm. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Furl that banner, sadly, slowly, Treat it gently, for ’tis holy: ’Till that day—yes, furl it sadly, Then once more unfurl it gladly— Conquered banner—keep it still! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z Behind him, shaven-headed demonstrators furl the English flag, the Cross of St. George. After Eden: Norway's Tragedy Spotlights Europe's Far Right 2011-07-29T08:50:00Z “Ready,” he said; “get ready to furl the mainsail.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He was not left long in doubt upon this point, for the sailors were busily engaged furling the broad sheets of canvass and heaving over the anchor. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z “Rejoice that man is hurled From change to change unceasingly, His soul’s wings never furled!” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Our battle banners furled away, No more shall greet the eye, Nor beat of angry drums be heard, Nor bugle’s hostile cry. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z The rudder of principle was caught by a swift current from his grasp, and he became ship-wrecked when near a safe port, where sails might have been furled in peace, and golden opinions won. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z We have only terribly failed when we have furled our sails. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z All hands but the captain and myself were aloft, furling the sails forward. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z In a sunset glowing of crimson and gold, She lies, the glory of the world, A beached king's galley, whose sails are furled, Who is hung with tapestries rich and old. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z It had that creamy morbidezza one sees in a furled magnolia bud. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The red sails were furled and the masts slowly fell as the barges neared the bridge; noiselessly and swiftly they disappeared under the black arches. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z Gordon forgets, in the excitement of the moment, to adjust the gold eye-glass, to stare at Mr. Crane as he reluctantly furled Dolores' white parasol and placed it carefully in her hand. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z But, as the work of furling the upper canvas proceeded, the rumour went round that the "glass," as seamen always term the barometer, was falling very fast. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z All the time Rupert furled and unfurled the fan, admiring its beauty, she kept her cold eyes on him. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z Look on Thy creature muffled, furled, That sees no glory in Thy world.” A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z A streak of white cut across the sky, and in its shimmering light he could just make out the Defiance, safely anchored in the shallows, canvas furled, nodding with the swell. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Along one side was lashed a sapling pine with seamless sail, three-cornered and close furled; 'twas fashioned from the stout flap of a tent. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The sails being furled and decks cleared up, work ceased for the day. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "And silly monks in love with Lunacy, Fleeing the troops herded by destiny, Who seek for peace in opiate slumber furled— Such is the pageant of the rolling world!" The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z How his keen eye caught the squall ahead, how his strong hand furled the sail, As we drove through the angry waters before the raging gale! Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Almost immediately her seamen began furling the other sails, and all open gunports were quickly slammed down to stop any shreds of burning canvas from accidentally reaching the gun deck. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z How can you pass so proudly from my face, With all the tendrils of your passion furled, So adequate and animal in grace, As one whose mate is only all the world! Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z The mate was powerless to insist, so nothing further was done till next day but give the sails the loosest kind of a furl. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z In shaking and furling his rainbow train King Herod had shed a long feather. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Those young delights can no more return than a rose can furl itself again into a rosebud. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z Directly ahead, two longboats were being towed in through the surf—wide, hulking forms in the dim light, with sails furled and rows of oarsmen midships. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z So young and tenderly her footsteps pass, So dreamy-limbed and lightly wild and warm— The bugles murmur and the banners furl, And they are lost and vanished like a storm! Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z We came to an anchor near the middle of the roadstead in seamanlike fashion, every sail being furled before the anchor was dropped, and the old tub brought-to as if going into dock. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Near to the admiral's flag-ship there was a strange vessel with fresh white sails that had been newly furled. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z It was nervous work steering, and Jimmy advised Moran to leave the mainsail furled; but the worst of the strain had passed, and rest and shelter lay ahead. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Briggs pushed back his dusty hat and turned to squint approvingly as the frigate began furling its mainsail in preparation to drop anchor. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The flags of all the taxis he sighted were furled for earlier fares, but a flat-wheeled Fifty-ninth Street surface car bore him cross-town. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z All feeling left me, and my head was beginning to swim, when I bethought me of plunging him into the folds of the jib, which was furled on the boom. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The topsails came down by the run, and in a moment's time were furled by the active seamen. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z When they lost sight of Vancouver Island the wind drew ahead, and, furling sail, the yacht proceeded under steam. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The sail flapped idly; they furled it, and the boat drifted south. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The sails flapped idly; the men furled them, and the boat drifted south. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Most of them creep along shore pretty closely, and, at night, lower their wooden anchors down about twenty fathoms, furl sail, and turn in—or, at least, go to sleep. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Within the hour all canvas had to be furled and the sea-anchor streamed. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The air felt unusually sharp and the furled mainsail glistened with rime. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Oh! ’tis hard for us to fold it— Hard to think there’s none to hold it— Hard that those who once unrolled it Now must furl it with a sigh. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z In less than five minutes she furled her sails, and dropped anchor close to the pier stair, and Cleve Verney in another minute stepped upon it from his punt. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Now, Ginger, though a big fellow, was, as usual with his class, of very little use at furling sail under merchant-ship conditions. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The sails, which so many days of sunshine have bleached to a dazzling whiteness, are now all furled, except those which are necessary to keep some little headway on the ship. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Here the highest state of despair is reached; the black banner of death and the red one of madness are furled together. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z Touch it not, unfurl it never, Let it droop there, furled forever, For its people’s hopes are fled. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Ordered aloft on a winter's night to furl the topsail of the schooner "Pride o' Salcombe," he was benumbed with the piercing cold as he lay along the lee yard-arm. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Let none be glad until all are free; The song be still and the banner furled, Till all have seen what the poets see And foretell to the world! A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z O Cyprus, set in the sea, Aphrodite's home In the soft sea-foam, Would I could wend to thee; Where the wings of the Loves are furled, And faint the heart of the world. The Bacchae of Euripides 2011-02-06T03:00:51.907Z “All hands work ship,” called the boatswain, and Lieutenant Kell, seizing his trumpet, directed the furling of sails and the lowering of the propeller. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z Below in the valleys, on the meadows, through the fields, the rolling mists furled and unfurled themselves, a sparkling gleam here and there betokening a bend in the river. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z The thunder could not wake The grief that silence in her soul has furled. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z This devise certainly got the Southern Cross under control again, and the crew were vastly astonished when bid furl the sails after half an hour. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z All was bustle, immediately, about the decks; and in half an hour, with the sails snugly furled, and the ship under steam, we were in hot pursuit. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z There, in the little sheltered cove beyond the cape, her sails furled, and anchor dropped, lay a brig of war with the English colors at her mast-head. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The craft had scarcely furled their sails and dropped their anchors ere a puff of smoke shot out from the larger vessel, followed by the report of a cannon. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Together they furled the sail and removed the steering apparatus which they hid in the nearby bushes. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z She rode, furling her sails, to the log-wood wharf on its further side. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Like ourselves, she had her sails furled, and was carrying a very large “bone in her mouth” under steam alone. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z On the delicate rod tip is a braided nub onto which the leader is tied, usually a rod’s length of furled monofilament and tippet. A Japanese Form of Fly Fishing Gains Fans in the U.S. 2010-09-16T06:50:00Z On Sunday, flag furling was at 19:47. Letter from China: Pollution? What Pollution? 2010-07-08T10:48:00Z And then they stay doormen forever, standing spraddled outside the door, their backs straight as furled umbrellas. New York Doormen a Varied Group 2010-04-22T01:53:00Z Anticipating the coming storm, the captain made rapid preparations, and furled all sail. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas I knew, of course, that as soon as she fell into my wake, she would be compelled to furl her sails. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z We took in a' the stun-sails, and hauled up the courses, and furled the royals; then the mainyard was laid aback, and the boat was lowered and hauled up to the gangway. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Before one reef was taken in in the topsails, it was time to take in another; the courses were reefed, the mainsail furled, the topgallantyards sent on deck. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 As soon as the royals were furled, the boatswain piped to dinner; the men went below, and I hastened to my cabin. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 The privateer, which some of our men now recognised as the notorious Hercule of Brest, came bowling upon our larboard quarter, taking in and furling all her small sails, and hauling up her courses. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 I now not only took in my topgallant sails, and hauled up my courses, but furled the latter, and took a single reef in my topsails, so fresh was the wind blowing. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The chief mate afterwards tell't them a' their stations, for reefing, furling, and tacking, and divided them into starboard and larboard watches. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 He had been up furling the mizzen-royal, had lost his footing, and been precipitated to the deck. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 Now comes the storm, thought Heiton to himself, and began to collect his thoughts, as the cautious master of a vessel furls his sails, and makes his ship snug, when he discerns the approaching squall. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 As we came near the light, the small sails were taken in and furled, the courses hauled up, and the boat was cleared away for lowering to board the prize. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 But a mad wind whirled through the street, which was like a courtyard of opulence, and the wind scourged the still furled chestnut-fans. Small Souls Cradled in that great beauty, and your arms, The cries and mad alarms Were lulled and all the bitter banners furled. Challenge White you see, with a curly whisp of robe, sailing up into the sky with their wings furled. The Wonderful Visit There were fourteen men on board, and all were killed except three seamen who were furling the fore-topsail. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... If it was difficult to secure obedience to military commands whilst the banner was waving, still greater was the burst of resentment when it was furled and the regiment was disbanded. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. It has a long narrow wooden jetty running across the marshy shore to the ferry, and moored to the end of this jetty lay a big fishing-smack with furled brown sails. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen The latter, low down in the water though it was, and with its two sails furled, had been seen by the former and the pursuit had begun. In the Day of Adversity All sails were furled except the top-sails, and the ship hove to by backing the main yards. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document "Think of hoisting and furling such sails as she carries!" At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy “Of course,” he remarked, “we’d prefer our own flag, Garry and I. But if it is to remain furled——” He shrugged, picked a spear of grass, and sat brooding and breaking it into tiny pieces. The Moonlit Way Victoria walked away; cold gusts of wind struck her, chilling her to the bone, catching and furling her skirts about her. A Bed of Roses His caravans through every desert toil, His laden camels throng the public roads, His ships in every harbour furl their sails. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The sails were neatly furled and the cabin entrance carefully boarded up. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Schooner and brig and barkentine, I watched them slow as the sails were furled, And wondered what cities they must have seen On the other side of the world. Later Poems The brightest on the list of Fame, In golden letters shines his name; Her trump shall sound it through the world, And the striped banner ne’er be furled. Lives of Celebrated Women The fronds of a big mimosa tree just outside his window, furled sensitively from the heavy dew, made a delicate pattern against the sombre stolidity of the mountain. Shadows of Flames A Novel Not a stitch of canvas was to be seen; some of the sails had been rent from the mast by the gale; the rest were close furled. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. Before Jimmy and I could get aloft to furl it, there was nothing left. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document On the twenty-seventh we furled sails off the port of Sisal. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. We can also learn from the engraving that the practice of furling sails aloft was practised at that time. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships "Get the fore-sail off her!" cried Captain Whitby to his little crew, and presently the big sheet of canvas was furled snugly on its boom. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 "Dibeers" are sailing crafts with a small cabin aft, whilst, "Nuggars" are plain barges, with a very peculiar sail, the boom of which is rolled into the sail by way of furling the latter. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. Only about one third of the full complement of men was on board, and, consequently, we had no drilling at the big guns or making and furling sails. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document All the sails were furled, and the captain was of opinion that they would be twenty hours late at Hong Kong, or perhaps more, if the storm lasted. Round the World in Eighty Days “Brail up the foresail;” and the clue garnets rattled as the sail was quickly furled. The Ruined Cities of Zululand With the aid of the glass I could see the tourists turn out of the hotels, without mackintoshes and with umbrellas furled. The Cruise of the Elena or Yachting in the Hebrides The crew is furling the heavy mainsail, and the boat, which was afterward taken aboard with great difficulty, is still being towed behind. The Bible Story The ship's sails were taken in and furled, all but the top-sails. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The owner spread his topsails, but furled them again, as the breeze showed signs of freshening once more. Round the World in Eighty Days Before the sun set this ship had anchored opposite the harbour of Natal, and had furled all her sails. The White Chief of the Caffres He therefore ordered the sails to be furled, and the anchors to be dropped, and gave a signal for the rest of the fleet to follow his example. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The terrified crew had not time to furl the heavy mainsail, and simply let the ship run with the wind. The Bible Story The sails were furled, and the Bunting came up to it slowly under her auxiliary screw. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Looking at the British, he saw them hard at work furling their sails. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read She on a sudden recovered her Dimples, furled her Fan, threw round her Glances, and for these two Sundays last past has not once been seen in an attentive Posture. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time With joy brave Gama hears the artful tale, Bears to the harbour, and bids furl the sail. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Then the dimity was all furled, and with the ashen sails we strove might and main to get beneath the high cliffs of the little port. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Under the trees she furled her parasol, and sat down on a stone. Rose MacLeod As for the local banks, they were too busy furling their own sails for the coming storm, to think of going to the rescue of the storm's first victim. The Vision of Elijah Berl With all his thousand beams the God of Day, Urging his coursers down the sloping way, His banner furled at the approach of night, Looks up in reverence on those lords of light. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa To the topsails fly The bounding youths, and o'er the yardarms whirl The whizzing ropes, and swift the canvas furl; When, from their grasp the bursting tempests bore The sheets half-gather'd, and in fragments tore. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Hidden flowers are fragrant; The night hazes furl O'er the solitudes vagrant In purple and pearl, Sway-swinging and curl. Blooms of the Berry Indeed, he came off with raised banner, and his colors have never since been furled. The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University But men were aloft, close-reefing, and preparing to furl the foretopsail, when a heavy sea struck the ship, and a sudden squall laid her over on her beam-ends almost. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 They had left the Psyche snug: she was high above high-water mark, and there were no tramps about: they had furled her sails, locked the companion-door and left her. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. She was schooner rigged, and, although of course the sails were furled, the height of her masts indicated great sail-carrying capacity. Doubloons—and the Girl While they talked they were furling the Eleanor’s sails, and soon they were ready to go ashore. A Campfire Girl's Happiness The starboard watch were aloft furling the tops'ls, and only the presence of the Captain and Mates at the foot of the rigging kept them from joining the hilarious crowd in the fo'cas'le. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea At one minute he would be on the sea furling sail in the storm, the next he would struggle with the ground. Ditte: Girl Alive! She was tight furled, like all the women of that moment of fashion, and had no flying draperies to collect. Old Crow He sat at the far end of the verandah, the furled hammock tickling his ears, and he shifted the chair so that he faced north, looking towards his own house. Aliens And at night we win to the ancient inn Where the child in the frost is furled, We follow the feet where all souls meet At the inn at the end of the world. Poems We hauled the wire aboard and secured the end, and the Active's crew heard nothing significant in the cheer with which we set about clewing-up and furling sail. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea One of the British frigates, the Shannon, had furled her sails, and was being towed by all the boats of the fleet. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools A blue silk neglig�e was wrapped about her, with a furled effect of tightening to the blast, and her face was set in a mask of grief that was not grief alone, but terror. Old Crow Rafts of ducks lay bobbing, their necks furled, their head close to their bodies. Gold To have known the things that from the weak are furled, Perilous ancient passions, strange and high; It is something to be wiser than the world, It is something to be older than the sky. Poems "Aloft and furl," was the next order, and we sprang to the rigging in time to escape a second thundering 'grey-beard.' The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea When they are moored to the quay and the sail is furled, each yard-arm, in a graceful, sweeping curve, slants downward. With the French in France and Salonika Luckily for him, the advice was taken by the young gentleman, and in a few minutes the sail was furled. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. If I was you I’d furl my sails a mite, and stand by, Mack.” Captain Pott's Minister Here in the fallen leaves is furled Her secret centre of the world. Poems Chorus: Till the great—blue—sails—be—furled, It taketh—now, mark!—all the beasts in the Ark, Teeth and claws, too, to make a good world! Collected Poems Volume Two Their veering about apparently without effort, and the shifting and furling of their sails, resembling huge wings, filled them with astonishment. Eighth Reader Ancestral folds in darkness furled Since the beginnings of the world. Collected Poems Volume One A few moments later, when he went aloft to furl sail, he saw the shore, this unmarked, unknown rock that had filled his thoughts for months. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Thy song shall cheer the hill and plain, Till sunset's glowing wings are furled On faded joys and vanished pain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Therefore your ancient flags are furled, And ours are the unseen legions hurled Up to the heights again! Collected Poems Volume Two Until the war-drums beat no longer and the battle-flags are furled In the parliament of man, the federation of the world. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Such a goal might yet be ours!—the battle-flags be furled, All the wars of earth be crushed, if only now your slender Hand should grasp her gnarled old hand And federate the world. Collected Poems Volume One At the middle of the watch, a squall sent Martin racing aloft to furl the royal. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Sailing a circuitous route, they did not reach the coast of America until January 13, 1733, when they cast anchor in Rebellion Roads, and furled their sails at last in the harbor of Charleston. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Out to sea, a little beyond the opening of the cove, was a large vessel with her sails furled, and evidently lying-to. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 For the Scroll was stern and severe and dignified, like the high members of the congregation who bore it aloft, or furled it, and adjusted its wrapper and its tinkling silver bells. Dreamers of the Ghetto A cannon flashed on the bastion of the Castle, and the boom of the gun rolled far away as the Cross of St. George descended from flagstaff and topmast to be furled for the night. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The sail came down on the run in the lazy jacks and the men jumped on it and began to crowd it into some kind of a furl. The Harbor of Doubt Sails were furled, others were reefed, and all was made fairly snug. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Its thoughts are purer than the pearl That slumbers where the wave is driven, Yet freer than the winds that furl The banners of the clouded heaven. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. If the gale Has tossed your bark, and many weary miles Stretch yet before you, furl the battered sail, Fling out the anchor, and with rapture hail The pleasant prospect—storms will come too soon. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 With the furling of the white flag they were enemies once more. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance A soft, black glove with long, wrinkled wrists, and a long, slim umbrella, tightly furled, completed a charming picture of a New York girl par excellence. Against Odds A Detective Story The Rector was still aboard, helping his men furl the sail. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The Mayflower on New England's coasts has furled her tattered sails, And through her chafed and mourning shrouds December's breezes wail. King Philip Makers of History On the 22d the temperature was still falling; the Forward carried a great deal of steam to reach an easier sailing-place; the wind blew steadily from the northwest; the sails were furled. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Esther furled her parasol and came up the steps, and her face did not for an instant change in its sweet seriousness. The Prisoner But when the ship's in port who cares to wait for the furling of the sails? Against Odds A Detective Story As she approached the anchorage, her light sails were taken in and furled, with a despatch very unlike the manœuvres of a merchantman, and which confirmed the opinion of her being a man-of-war. An Old Sailor's Yarns It was a small boat, with: a mast and sail, the latter of which was loosely furled. Among the Brigands In this way the power of the rig could be reduced without the bother of reefing or furling. The Migrations of an American Boat Type Tom from Mattawa sat perched upon a spire of rock holding up a furled flag, and her father leaned heavily upon the rails of the staging. Thurston of Orchard Valley There are no yards across but the lower and topsail-yards, which are very long and heavy, precisely squared, and to which the sails are furled in an exceeding neat and seaman-like manner. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 There were even rudimentary wings furled close to the curving back, and the underside was a dirty, striped gray. Grove of the Unborn At all hazards that must be furled or taken down. Among the Brigands When at last she came to that point where Job North’s net was set, Donald furled the sail and his father took up the oars. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys The next time that Tama visited us I formally presented him with the umbrella, giving him the minutest instructions concerning the spreading and furling of it. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The engine exhaust is made of a piece of wood, and the furled top is produced by an eyelet such as those used in shoes. Boys' Book of Model Boats Then yard-arm and yard-arm, the frigate with her canvas canopy of upper sails furled, and the brig in her best bib and tucker, they both filled away and moved side by side. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Daisy furled the big umbrella, and threw it down on the grass. Daisy's Aunt The ship was then moored with a kedge astern, sails furled, and all hands retired to rest, except an anchor watch. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants Storms do not —— the sail that is furled. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions While we were furling our Sails, there came near 100 Boats of the Natives aboard, with 3 or 4 Men in each; so that our Deck was full of Men. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690 Then the top-sails close reefed and furled with extra gaskets, and so with the courses; preventer braces clapped on, rolling tackles hooked, and the spare purchases set up by the lower pennants. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life His pajamas were neatly laid out upon his couch, and the rugs were neatly furled back. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China These sails are frequently made to furl and unfurl like a fan. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton It became necessary to furl the upper sails, for the ship threatened to ground, and if she did so she was lost. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories Long had the master cry'd,—“Lower down your yards, “And close furl every sail!”—he bids; the storm Adverse, impedes the sound; the roaring waves Drown every voice in noise. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II The sea-birds came screaming in from seaward, fluttering their wide-spread wings in the sultry atmosphere, and alighting on the smooth rocks, where they furled their pinions and put their heads together. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Below the pillows the upper sheets were neatly furled like incoming billows on a coral beach. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Main and fore were close furled, the headsails also, and the Karluk was nosing against the far end of the rapidly diminishing basin. A Man to His Mate A square sail, furled at present, mounted on a single mast amidships would help the rowers when the wind was right. The Saracen: The Holy War He turned abruptly and swept the furniture with his searchlight, and saw on a table her coat, gloves, wrist bag, and furled umbrella; and beside them what appeared to be her suitcase, open. The Dark Star Mr. Martin, tell the boatswain to call all hands to furl awnings.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The sloop, her anchor down and sails furled, swung idly on the tide. The Black Buccaneer The first sketch is one showing the boys undergoing a part of their sail drill, and engaged in furling the mizzen top-gallant-sail and royal. Harper's Young People, February 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The schooner cannot come to her assistance for some minutes as she has all her sails furled.” By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The Wanderer Muller's sails they furl— The Wave-encounterer, who, When Freedom leagued with Crime to hurl Up earth's foundations, from the whirl Where vortex'd Empires raged, the pearl Of matchless Prudence drew. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Bueno! the coast was clear, the signals were all right, and an hour later the schooner had her anchor down and sails furled pretty much in the spot where she now lies moored. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life As soon as the topgallant-sails were furled the upper spars were sent down, then the courses were clewed up and two of her jibs taken off her. A Chapter of Adventures "All hands furl sail," now; no noise, for the Saratoga lies right ahead, and on board of a man-of-war it is considered disgraceful to make a clatter in doing any kind of work. Harper's Young People, November 11, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly “He will soon be up to the duties, but will have to wait to get some beef on him before he is of much use in furling a sail.” By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The sailors, as they furled the sails, talked of home. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Then it stops like a bird; like a flower, hangs furled:10 They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning "Now, Cyd, get up the furnace, and make a fire," said Dan, as soon as the sails of the Isabel had been furled, and the boat carefully secured to a tree on the shore. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives She had long arms and a pair of enormous wings, now furled in sleep, came from her shoulders to her feet and gave her a look of majesty beyond compare. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole. Mugby Junction She had two funnels, and was barque-rigged, with royal yards across, but she was now under steam, with all her canvas furled. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War Clew up and furl!” he shouted to the men who were lounging on the forecastle over some tasks that they were performing in the leisurely manner usual with merchant seamen. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure In the meantime, the Industry having come to an anchor in Portsmouth Harbour, Captain Leicester, waiting only to see the sails properly furled, jumped into the boat and hurried away to his owner’s residence. The Voyage of the Aurora The British troops in new uniforms, in striking contrast to the worn and faded garb of the colonists, followed the officer with colors furled. How the Flag Became Old Glory And so she took her pence All of them, furled Safe in her handkerchief, to a government cashier— A clerk in the post-office. The New World But the Fisher Folk know the signs of the heavens as no others may know them, and when danger is apprehended the mast is lowered, the sail furled, and the boat headed for shore. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Now take your grog, men; and when you have clewed up and furled the foresail, go below. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure This done, he ordered them to furl the main and fore courses, which were already clewed up. The Voyage of the Aurora Oh, ’tis hard for us to fold it, Hard to think there’s none to hold it, Hard that those who once unrolled it Now must furl it with a sigh! How the Flag Became Old Glory Its sweeps were shipped, its great lateen sails furled on the yards. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt We might go and learn how the sails are set and furled from one of these fine models of ships, or how anchors and cables are managed from another. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young They look like a fleet of fairy ships, anchored in this quiet harbor, with sails half furled, and crews asleep. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Their next task was to haul down the smaller staysails, then to clew up and furl royals and topgallantsails. The Voyage of the Aurora But, oh, wildly they deplore it, Now who furl and fold it so! How the Flag Became Old Glory We reached the Nore, and let go the anchors in a hail squall, and it was with the greatest difficulty we got the top-sails furled. A Sailor of King George Having finished his pipe, Laurence Stanninghame got out a hat and an umbrella, and set to work to brush the former and furl the latter prior to going out. The Sign of the Spider Dan furled the sail; and, drifting with the tide, they floated in, till the waves broke softly on the shore, and left them safe at home. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. “Ah, how bitter!” groaned James Hawke, raising himself up from the furled sail which had formed his bed, and yielding to the terrible nausea that oppressed him. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Furl that Banner, softly, slowly; Treat it gently—it is holy, For it droops above the dead; Touch it not—unfold it never; Let it droop there, furled forever,— For its people’s hopes are fled. How the Flag Became Old Glory Before the sails were furled, half the inhabitants of Port Royal were round the ships making a most hideous noise with their squalling and banjos. A Sailor of King George Her small steamer trunk went by a rickety private express for fifty cents: with the basket containing Hafiz, her suit-case, and a furled umbrella she started for her new lodgings. Athalie Will it be while the sunshine woos the world, Or when the mystic twilight bends above her, Or when the day's bright banners all are furled? Three Women Without a sound the crew of the strange ship furl their sails and coil their ropes. The Wagnerian Romances The fox's skin, the honorable sign of the furrier, was found fastened to the bell-pull of a young man who always went to early lecture, and looked like a furled umbrella. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen I would first furl all and run under the storm forestay sail, unfid the topmasts going in, and have a long range of both bower cables on deck, and the sheet anchor ready. A Sailor of King George And check your thoughts' free flight, too, while you go; Let all of Fancy's fluttering sails be furled Here where Death watches o'er the riven world. Sonnets from the Crimea The furled sail trembled aloft on the mast. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan While the sailors furl sails, cast cables, the captain, Daland, comes ashore and climbs upon a rock to study the landscape. The Wagnerian Romances But the Ranger lay at Brest—eager for action—her light sails furled; her spars shining with new varnish; her polished guns winking in the rays of the sun. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure As soon as the sails were furled, a large canoe came off from the Governor with an invitation for the captain to dine with him. A Sailor of King George Moreover this sequence, being a sequence, will awaken expectation of repetition, hence sense of rythm; the long chain of peaks will seem to perform a dance, they will furl and unfurl like waves. The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Ladies vary in looks; they’re like military flags for a funeral or a celebration—one day furled, next day streaming. Ladies-In-Waiting The pirate suddenly furled her sails, and the next instant the crew of the King Solomon saw the large boat lowered. The Corsair King When the sail was furled the ship began to roll a good deal. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Within your magic web of hair lies furled The fire and splendour of the ancient world. Modern British Poetry It ’s aye sewing ashore, my dear, Watch and steer at sea, It ’s reef and furl, and haul the line, Set sail and think of thee. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Colors are said to be cased when furled and protected by the oil cloth covering. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition A ship was visible far away tossing on the billows, its closely furled sails and erect masts looking like black crosses. The Corsair King Rest now with thine aged father awhile; bear him company until he sails into the great distance, casts anchor, furls sails, in a peaceful haven.' Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus He generally kept his long wool tightly furled in numerous curling papers that stood out from his head like spikes. Piracy off the Florida Coast and Elsewhere Mr. Lowington directed the captain to call all hands, and go through the evolutions of loosing and furling, for the gratification of the guests of the ship. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The sails were furled and the anchors were dropped, and we may imagine that a salute was fired in honour of the King of Portugal, and was duly acknowledged. The Story of Madras Once more the Gem was under headway, and shortly after sundown the little vessel was safely in port, her anchor dropped, and the sails snugly furled. A Pirate of Parts The great sails were closely furled, and the ships moored in regular order towards the quays. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus With neck and head furled close and legs straight out behind, he pursues his course, swerving neither to the right nor the left. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year For half an hour the several crews were occupied in furling sails, squaring yards, hauling taut the running rigging, and putting everything in order on board. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Now was the time for a big haul; and the "Alabama's" canvas was furled, and her steam-gear put in running order. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Myra, very white, with eyelids lowered, leaned against the mantelpiece; slowly furling and unfurling the ivory fan. The Mistress of Shenstone Up wi' you, and loose that mainsail, and, when you've got it loose, furl it. The Grain Ship Councill furled his great flag and trailed it over the heads of those behind, and Flora and Ceres, and all the other deities of the grange upheld the staff with smiling good-will. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West “Loose and furl the sails,” replied the captain, as he conducted the fair miss to the quarter-deck, where they were followed by Mr. Lowington and the rest of the party. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark They wore blue neckties and arm-bands or carried blue pennants which they had the good taste to keep furled while they wandered around the campus and poked inquisitive heads into the buildings. Left Guard Gilbert What shall be done when public credit staggers, when commerce furls her slackened sail, when property all over the nation changes its owners and relations? An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females He even went so far as to hire a couple of sailors to climb aloft, to loose and furl canvas, again and again, until Sammy understood. The Grain Ship I shall lie unafraid, my petals furled, To bloom anew within some fairer world. Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest “Here we are, Laybold,” said Scott, when the sails had been furled, and every rope coiled away in its place. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The situation of a ship at sea when all her sails are furled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In the rough weather off the coast he had volunteered for duty, and had shown activity and courage, going aloft to reef or furl sails in the worst weather. With Cochrane the Dauntless Skysails, royals, and staysails blew away before men could get up to furl them. The Grain Ship Reefed the courses, and furled them; brought to under a foul mizen stay-sail, head to the northward. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. “We are going to loose and furl, and you can see better there than here.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The outside part when a sail is furled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The vessels furled their sails, and drew in their banners, and rode at anchor, presenting their heads doggedly to the storm. William the Conqueror Makers of History It is the last ceremony of the military day, when the colors are furled. At Plattsburg The topsails were furled, but the people could not furl the courses, the snow falling thick and freezing as it fell. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. In loosing and furling you are on the main-topsail. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Whether for safety or facility, it is advisable to shiver the wind out of a sail before furling or reefing it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He ordered the sails to be furled, and then sent a man to the mast head to look out there. William the Conqueror Makers of History The flag is furled, and everyone not in line, cooks, orderlies, all except the buzzards, likewise stand at attention during the call, and at the end salute. At Plattsburg The Admiral collected the ships about six o’clock, and brought to under his main-sail on the larboard tack, having all his other sails furled, and his top-gallant yards and masts lowered down. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. She lifted a fan from her lap, and rapidly furled and unfurled it, a sure sign of irritation with her. The Silver Butterfly In furling a sail, to make its final package at the centre of the yard when in its skin. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The engine was therefore permitted to remain inactive, but we furled all our light canvas, to save wear and tear, and hauled up our courses, leaving the ship under topsails, topgallant sails, and jib. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise The furling of the light canvas was neither a very long nor a very laborious job, and in less than an hour we were all once more on deck. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" With a run the foresail and mainsail were lowered and furled. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub However, as the vessels had cast anchor, the captain had the sails furled, took in the topmasts, and unrigged the mizzen mast of the Resolution, in order to allow of repairs. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The situation of a ship when she is lying a-hull, or with all her sails furled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. To this circumstance I attribute the fact that none of our sails were set on fire by the falling cinders, for it necessitated the hurried clewing up and furling of all our canvas. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Clew up and furl the royals and to’ga’nts’ls; and see that you stow them in such a way that they won’t blow adrift if a squall happens to strike us. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" "Sorry we had to rush away just now, but we had to furl the awning——" His quick eye took in the situation at a glance. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Like tired ships, having weathered many storms, they had furled their sails in the harbor of desire. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel The mizen, or spanker, or driver, or any of the gaff-sails, as they may be termed, when brailed up, are deemed furled; unless it blows hard, when they are farther secured by gaskets. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. And on the shore a crowd of savages was gazing with astonishment upon the mysterious ships that floated with sails furled on the smooth waters of the bay. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Her sail was furled, she looked taut and trim, and he could discern a figure at her prow which raised its arms and again hallooed. Dorothy's Travels "You can furl her sails, and throw over her anchor," said he after a moment's consideration. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club The log shows that she usually furled her sails when steaming, though on a few occasions she used both steam and sail. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The men on the yard who gather in the bunt when furling sails. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Several rounds were fired at the supposed dervishes following it, and then it was discreetly furled for a time. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The Young America had furled everything except her topsails, jib, and spanker. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Soon he was able to perceive that the vessel's sails were furled. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The Skylark had a single reef in her mainsail, and the jib was furled, but even with this short canvas she flew like a bird. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. The command when the crew are required aloft to loose, reef, furl sails, or man yards, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be; Till the war-drum throbbed no longer, and the battle-flags were furled. Looking Backward 2000-1887 Two of their oars for the time are idle, and the sail, as it were, fast furled. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure But they can perceive nought to give them a clue to her character; only the loose flapping sails, and the furled flag of distress. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Within fifteen minutes all was in, the ship moored, sails furled, and yards squared, awaiting doubtless the final touches of the boatswain. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life To furl in a clean skin, is the habit of a good seaman.—To skin up a sail in the bunt. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. On the evening of the 11th of October every sail was furled, and strict watch kept, lest the ships might drift ashore during the night. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) All the ships had their sails furled and the long yards hauled fore and aft. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Most thankfully we dropped our anchor and furled our sails. A Yacht Voyage Round England Having to turn out at twelve, I soon started below; but before swinging into my hammock I heard the order to furl the royals and send the yards on deck. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life To make that part of the canvas which covers the sail, next the mast when furled, smooth and neat, by turning the sail well up on the yard. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It was my duty to furl the fore-royal; and, while standing by to loose it again, I had a fine view of the scene. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 The Turks were seen to be furling their now useless sails. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima While we were looking, the sails were furled; and it seemed scarcely a moment afterwards when we saw her round to and come to an anchor not far from the Saint Vincent. A Yacht Voyage Round England Bliss was scowling darkly at the boat, a trim new one, painted white, whose furled sails seemed unaccountably wet and whose glistening interior likewise dripped with moisture. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Ropes with eyes at their ends, through which the foot-ropes are rove, and by which they are supported; the ends are nailed to the yards, and steady the men when reefing or furling sails. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Coming down, we found the rest of the crew just coming down the fore rigging, having furled the tattered topsail, or rather, swathed it round the yard, which looked like a broken limb bandaged. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 His azure mail glittered in the sunlight; his gauzy wings, as he furled and unfurled them deliberately, were like cobwebs powdered with snow. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls So the men furled the sail and took down the mast and laid it along the bottom of the boat. Viking Tales "I must ask you to furl sail on that subject, sir," snapped Mayo, with sailor bluntness. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But this was too much after-sail, and order was given to furl the spanker. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 I sent hands aloft to furl the topsails, and others to haul down the jib and take in the spanker. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella. Jack O' Judgment In the confusion, the sails of the great vessel—for she was a full-rigged ship—having been either neglected or imperfectly furled, were torn adrift and blew to ribbons. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands An order to stow the bunt of a sail snugly in furling, executed by the bunt-men dancing it in, holding on by the topsail-tye. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. She had just brought up, and the hands were aloft furling sails, when his boat got alongside. The Three Commanders She was a large bark, with all her sails furled. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Darkness came on soon afterwards, the sails were furled, and all was made snug. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. These great strips of heavy canvas cracked like monstrous whips with deafening noise, thrashing the masts and rigging, and rendering any attempt to furl them or cut them away, perilous in the extreme. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The order to the men aloft to distribute themselves on the yards for loosing, reefing, or furling sails. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The sails were furled, and the steam got up. The Three Commanders The anchor of the yacht went down among the rocks off the Point, the sails were furled, and all hands went on shore. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World Sails were now furled and royal yards sent down. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. We were under all plain sail at the time, with the exception of the royals, which were furled, and the main sail that hung in the buntlines. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The clues, or lower corners of a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, when the middle part is furled or tied up to the yard. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Royal and topgallant halliards and sheets let go; clew up and furl! A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy A flag is given to the winning company at each table and furled above their fort, the players again taking their original seats at their own fort. Games For All Occasions At last! at last! the sails were furled, the ropes coiled neatly down, the decks restored to order, and the word was given to lower the boats. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Scarcely were the sails furled than the storm which had been brewing burst above our heads. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting The state of any sails in a ship when they are furled or stowed, in opposition to out, which implies that they are set, or extended to assist the ship's course. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. “We must furl the main-topsail,” exclaimed Mr Grey, as soon as the yards were squared. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea When at a safe distance they luffed into the wind and, furling their canvas, came to anchor. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess A handsome barque-rigged yacht, some very rich man's summer home, came slowly towards us, her sails furled, using auxiliary steam power. Gossamer 1915 The captain of the yacht ordered the engineer to reduce his speed to the ordinary rate, though the sail was not furled. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A flood of glory hangs upon the world, Summer’s bright wings shining ere they are furled. Poems Along the wall they hastened at a run, until they came to a small lateen-rigged vessel, secured to the farthest end of the mole, and with her one huge sail roughly furled round the yard. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess The soldiers marched with guns reversed and colors furled. The Lost Despatch After the inspectors had seen all the sails set and furled in detail, the topsails, top-gallant sails, and courses, with the jib and spanker, were set as usual, when the vessel got under way. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany The order to come in from the yards when reefing, furling, or other duty is performed. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. On the opposite side of the road were the lines of the Seventieth Indiana, their colors, furled in oilcloth, lying horizontally across the forks of two stacks of rifles. Special Messenger What a putting out of lights, and a pulling down of poles, and a furling up of flags, and a countermanding of orders to the butcher and the baker! The King's Mirror "Hullo!" he exclaimed, as he furled his dripping umbrella, and shook himself out of his rubber coat. In Blue Creek Cañon "Loose!" said the executive officer; and the hands removed the gaskets, stoppers, and other ropes, used to confine the sails when furled. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Their use is to make the sail fast to the yard when it is to be furled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A little farther, and there the vessel lies before us,—quietly at anchor, with her sails all furled. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner Now Ben had sailed to many a place That's underneath the world; But in two years the ship came home, And all her sails were furled. The Book of Humorous Verse The mainsail was set, but the foresail was furled, and she was apparently feeling her way with great care into the bay. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Night came on with the breeze freshening, and the top-gallant-sail was furled. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany A support fixed upon the taffrail for the main boom of a sloop, brig, cutter, &c., and a chock for the driver-boom of a ship when their respective sails are furled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. “Thank you, I don’t need that warning!” said Amelia, with her languid laugh, as she furled her fan and turned away. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Apparently his view was adopted for the occasion, for he ordered Noddy to go aloft and furl the sail. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise But before the staysail could be set, and before the fore-topsail could be furled, a violent squall struck the brig. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock In coming into port, all hands had been on duty; and after the sails had all been furled, Captain Shuffles declared that he was perfectly satisfied with the discipline of his crew. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany |
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