The bilander was a good sizable object, and not to hit her anywhere would be too bad. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
“Well, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast.”. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
For a while the bilander seemed to mean to try it, for she carried on toward the central cruiser as if she had not seen one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
“I am sorry to be troublesome, Mynheer Van Dunck, but I can not say good-by without having your receipt in full for the old bilander.”. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
The poor old bilander had made herself such a hole in the shingle that she rolled no more, but only lifted at the stern and groaned, as the quiet waves swept under her. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
For this gallant lieutenant, slanting toward the bows of the flying bilander, which he had no hope of fore-reaching, trained his long swivel-gun upon her, and let go — or rather tried to let go — at her. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
John Gristhorp, of the “Ship Inn,” at Filey, had turned out his visitors, barred his door, and was counting his money by the fireside, with his wife grumbling at him for such late hours as half past ten of the clock in the bar, that night when the poor bilander ended her long career as aforesaid. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
A long path of fountains, and the bilander ploughed on as merrily as before. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
But surely your duty demandeth of you to board the old bilander, and take samples.”. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
“I’m thinking that your notion is a very good one, captain,” said the master of the bilander, Brown, a dry old hand from Grimsby. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
“All very fine for you to talk,” grumbled the man of the bilander to the master of the ketch; “but the bad luck is saddled upon me this voyage. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
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