"Palinurus" and the "Tigris," in turn with the "Elphinstone," maintained the blockade through the trading seasons till 1833. From Wordnik.com. [First Footsteps in East Africa] Reference
Named Palinurus barbarae, the main body spans half a meter. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Our hyperboreal Palinurus was perfectly acquainted with this modern. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
Palinurus, reft thee from us and sank thee amid the seas? forth and tell. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Palinurus, was somewhat like tempting Providence, — if such operation be possible. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
First, in front of all, Palinurus steered the close column; the rest under orders ply their course by his. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Palinurus himself professes he cannot tell day from night on the sky, nor remember the way amid the waters. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Neptune a safe voyage for him and all his men, excepting only his pilot Palinurus, who is unfortunately lost. From Wordnik.com. [The AEneid] Reference
The same gentleman, whose labours in Eastern Arabia during the coast survey of the “Palinurus” are well known to the. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
Two ships were employed, the ‘Benares’ and ‘Palinurus,’ the former under Commander Elwon, the latter under Commander Moresby. From Wordnik.com. [First footsteps in East Africa] Reference
Palinurus, they had no difficulty next day in taking observations, and found themselves about five hundred miles W.N.W. of Mizen Head. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of Montreal Being Recollections of a Female Physician] Reference
"Take that fish off the hook, Palinurus," he proudly said. From Wordnik.com. [Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things] Reference
Palinurus to steer the bark in safety over the perilous sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government] Reference
Palinurus has been suddenly swept, by a wave, from the helm. From Wordnik.com. [The Martyred President: A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.] Reference
"No, sir; I knew that we were not in the hands of Palinurus.". From Wordnik.com. [Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice] Reference
There is a beautiful allusion to the story of Palinurus in Scott's. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
Hey, maybe even The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle, by um, Palinurus!. From Wordnik.com. [Poet Memoirists : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Palinurus, sleeping at the helm, fell into the sea and was drowned. From Wordnik.com. [Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3] Reference
Palinurus nodded at the helm, flahi, — — gives name to a place. From Wordnik.com. [The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical] Reference
Leaving Palinurus consoled by these words, they approached the boat. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
The Mukhbir, like the Palinurus, promised a certain amount of excitement. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
Palinurus nodded at the, 332. pleasure at the, 383. when the sea is calm, 710. From Wordnik.com. [Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature] Reference
Then wakeful Palinurus rofe, to fpy The face of heaven, and the nocturnal iky. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the English Poets] Reference
Though the conning may be smart, and the steersman play his part, Palinurus-like. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892] Reference
At that moment he beheld Palinurus, his pilot, who fell overboard and was drowned. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
A more cautious pilot than Palinurus, this respectable person is the "Vicar of Bray" of. From Wordnik.com. [Generals, Confederate States of America, Biography, Soldiers, Louisiana, Southern States, Army, Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 9th., History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, United States, Campaigns, Military Life, Reconstruction.] Reference
We have lost our Palinurus, our helmsman, and our ship of state is adrift on a stormy sea. From Wordnik.com. [Sermon on the Occasion of the Death of President Lincoln.] Reference
'Benares' and 'Palinurus,' the former under Commander Elwon, the latter under Commander Moresby. From Wordnik.com. [First Footsteps in East Africa] Reference
Palinurus replied that the rudder was carried away, and he, clinging to it, was swept away with it. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
The fleet was no sooner out of sight of the Libyan coast than the pilot Palinurus observed signs of a storm. From Wordnik.com. [Story of Aeneas] Reference
Quickly Palinurus turned his ship to the left, and, all the others following, made straight for the Sicilian shore. From Wordnik.com. [Story of Aeneas] Reference
And Palinurus 'name for aye the place shall bear. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor] Reference
The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus (Cyril Connolly). From Wordnik.com. [Surviving in the Ruins] Reference
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