"Alow" Quotes from Famous Books
... The George alow came from the South, From the coast of Barbary a. And there he met with brave gallants of war By one, by two, by ... — The Two Noble Kinsmen • William Shakespeare and John Fletcher [Apocrypha]
... she has a light, steady breeze very nearly, but not quite, dead aft, and so regular that it can be trusted and is likely to last for some time. Then, with all her sails, light and heavy, and studding-sails on each side alow and aloft, she is the most glorious moving object in the world. Such a sight very few, even some who have been at sea a good deal, have ever beheld; for from the deck of your own vessel you can not see her as you would ... — American Merchant Ships and Sailors • Willis J. Abbot |