Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 53 | Soon, each drawn by two warriors, the anchor-hooks, curved and three-pronged, not unlike large grappling irons, emerged dripping from the mud of the marsh. |
| 7 | 54 | These anchor-hooks, incidentally, are a great deal lighter than the anchors used in the long galleys, and the round ships. |
| 7 | 55 | The officer, standing on the tiller deck of the flagship, lifted his arm. |
| 7 | 56 | In marsh barges there is no time-beater, or keleustes, but the count to the oarsmen is given by mouth, by one spoken of as the oar-master. |
| 7 | 57 | He sits somewhat above the level of the rowers, but below the level of the tiller deck. |
| 7 | 58 | He, facing the rowers, faces toward the ship's bow, they, of course, in their rowing facing the stern. |
| 7 | 59 | The officer on the tiller deck, Henrak at his side, let fall his hand. |
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Soon, each drawn by two warriors, the anchor-hooks, curved and three-pronged, not unlike large grappling irons, emerged dripping from the mud of the marsh.
These anchor-hooks, incidentally, are a great deal lighter than the anchors used in the long galleys, and the round ships.
The officer, standing on the tiller deck of the flagship, lifted his arm.
In marsh barges there is no time-beater, or keleustes, but the count to the oarsmen is given by mouth, by one spoken of as the oar-master.
He sits somewhat above the level of the rowers, but below the level of the tiller deck.
He, facing the rowers, faces toward the ship's bow, they, of course, in their rowing facing the stern.
The officer on the tiller deck, Henrak at his side, let fall his hand.
- (Raiders of Gor, Chapter )