Book 6. (1 results) Raiders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 13 | 297 | View more quotes about ships">Ships of Gor, of whatever class or type, always have eyes painted on them, either in a head surmounting the prow, as in tarn ships, or, as in the Rena, as in round ships, on either side of the bow. |
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Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 13 | 294 | I heard the creak of the great side-rudders and felt the heavy, sweet, living movement of the caulked timbers of the ship. |
| 13 | 295 | We were now free of the land. |
| 13 | 296 | The eyes of the ship, painted on either side of the bow, would now have turned toward the opening of the harbor of Telnus. |
| 13 | 297 | Ships of Gor, of whatever class or type, always have eyes painted on them, either in a head surmounting the prow, as in tarn ships, or, as in the Rena, as in round ships, on either side of the bow. |
| 13 | 298 | It is the last thing that is done for the ship before it is first launched. |
| 13 | 299 | The painting of the eyes reflects the Gorean seaman's belief that the ship is a living thing. |
| 13 | 300 | She is accordingly given eyes, that she may see her way. |
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I heard the creak of the great side-rudders and felt the heavy, sweet, living movement of the caulked timbers of the ship.
We were now free of the land.
The eyes of the ship, painted on either side of the bow, would now have turned toward the opening of the harbor of Telnus.
Ships of Gor, of whatever class or type, always have eyes painted on them, either in a head surmounting the prow, as in tarn ships, or, as in the Rena, as in round ships, on either side of the bow.
It is the last thing that is done for the ship before it is first launched.
The painting of the eyes reflects the Gorean seaman's belief that the ship is a living thing.
She is accordingly given eyes, that she may see her way.
- (Raiders of Gor)