So lofty are the mountains, and so abruptly do they rise out of the water at certain points, that while sailing near the shore within their deep shadow the darkness of night seems to encompass the vessel.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
No strange vessel or craft of even the smallest dimensions would be permitted to pass within the line of these vessels.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
When he came up again, George reported that he had just seen Martial crawling up the schooner's cable, and in another few moments what appeared to be a howl of terror rose from the vessel.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton