"Rolling wave" Quotes from Famous Books
... embarks on board of his ship, the sails are spread to catch the playful gale, swift as an arrow he cuts the rolling wave. A few days thus sporting on the briny wave, when suddenly the sky is overspread with clouds, the rain descends in torrents, the sails are lowered, the gale begins, the vessel is carried with great velocity, and the shrouds unable to support the tottering mast, ... — The Teacher - Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and - Government of the Young • Jacob Abbott |