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Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)

The corsair fleet constituted a formidable foe at sea not only in virtue of its size, its number of vessels, but in virtue of its number of men, this enhancing its capacity both to board and resist boarding, and to mount frequent shifts of oarsmen, this enabling the vessel to maintain a high rate of speed almost indefinitely. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 50, Sentence #69)
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50 69 The corsair fleet constituted a formidable foe at sea not only in virtue of its size, its number of vessels, but in virtue of its number of men, this enhancing its capacity both to board and resist boarding, and to mount frequent shifts of oarsmen, this enabling the vessel to maintain a high rate of speed almost indefinitely.

Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)

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50 66 "Quite possibly," I said.
50 67 "Given the numbers evacuated from Mytilene," said Clitus, "most of those evacuated would still be aboard the ships".
50 68 "Unfortunately," I said.
50 69 The corsair fleet constituted a formidable foe at sea not only in virtue of its size, its number of vessels, but in virtue of its number of men, this enhancing its capacity both to board and resist boarding, and to mount frequent shifts of oarsmen, this enabling the vessel to maintain a high rate of speed almost indefinitely.
50 70 "It is not only ships we must fear," said Sakim.
50 71 "How so?" I asked.
50 72 "It is the island, as well," he said.
"Quite possibly," I said. "Given the numbers evacuated from Mytilene," said Clitus, "most of those evacuated would still be aboard the ships". "Unfortunately," I said. The corsair fleet constituted a formidable foe at sea not only in virtue of its size, its number of vessels, but in virtue of its number of men, this enhancing its capacity both to board and resist boarding, and to mount frequent shifts of oarsmen, this enabling the vessel to maintain a high rate of speed almost indefinitely. "It is not only ships we must fear," said Sakim. "How so?" I asked. "It is the island, as well," he said. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 50)