 | Salem Town - Printing - 1848 - 298 pages
...upon the water, and some of the party stepped into a boat lying by the shore. 4. None of them were accustomed to the dangers of the sea. The young men could not ply the oars as dextrously as can those who are practiced in the labor. They supposed there could be no danger. The... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - Literature - 1869 - 610 pages
...agreed to take an excursion that evening in a pleasure boat. They were young and thoughtless, and not accustomed to the dangers of the sea — the young men could not ply the oars as effectually as those more accustomed to the water ; but they supposed there could be no danger. All... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1872 - 322 pages
...of their companions, stepped into a boat lying by the shore. 3. None of those who thus embarked were accustomed to the dangers of the sea. The young men could not plyd the oars as dexterously6 as those who are practiced in the labor. They supposed there could be... | |
 | John (uncle, pseud.) - Curiosities and wonders - 1880 - 388 pages
...a party of young ladies and gentlemen agreed to take an excursion that evening in a pleasure-boat. They were not much accustomed to ' the dangers of...others, but they supposed there could be no danger. Ail nature seemed to smile. The sunbeam briskly played on the bosom of the ocean. Calmness had thrown... | |
 | Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States - Readers - 1894 - 400 pages
...a party of young ladies and gentlemen agreed to take an excursion that evening in a pleasure-boat. They were not much accustomed to "the dangers of the...others, but they supposed there could be no danger. 3. All nature seemed to smile. The sunbeam briskly played on the bosom of the ocean. Calmness had thrown*... | |
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The young men could not ply the oars as dexterously as many others. But they supposed there could be no danger. All nature seemed to smile. The sunbeam briskly played on the bosom of the ocean. Calmness had thrown its oily wand on the billow and it slept.... 