"Scull" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... arrived at Dawfuskie. Finding the river in the possession of the French, his course for a time seemed effectually cut off. By the merest chance he fell in with some Negro fishermen who informed him of a passage known as Wall's cut, through Scull's creek, navigable for small boats. A favoring tide and a dense fog enabled him to conduct his command unperceived by the French, through this route, and thus arrive in Savannah on the afternoon of the 17th, before the expiration of the twenty-four hours. General Prevost ...
— The Colored Regulars in the United States Army • T. G. Steward
... what I'll do, Paul," said John, putting down the jug and throwing off his jacket. "I'll swim out to her and scull ...
— Little By Little - or, The Cruise of the Flyaway • William Taylor Adams
... grooves Which ran the laughing loves 170 Around thy base, no longer pause and press deg.? deg.171 What tho' about thy rim, Scull-things in order grim Grow out, in graver mood, obey the sterner ...
— Browning's Shorter Poems • Robert Browning
... young masters that went to war. One was named Ben and one Chris. Old master's name was James Scull. He was kinda mixed up—he wasn't the cruelest one in the world. I've heard of some that was worse than he was. I never ...
— Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Arkansas Narratives Part 3 • Works Projects Administration
... earlier grooves That ran the laughing loves Around thy base no longer pause and press? What though, about thy rim, Scull things in order grim Grow out, in graver mood, ...
— Name and Fame - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant
... in the thigh, which went through and splintered his bone, the Armorer Jos. Osborne in the round house wounded by a splinter just in the temple, the Captain's boy on the Quarter Deck a small shott raised his scull through his cap and was the first person wounded and att the first onsett. Wm. Reynolds's boy had the brim of his hatt 1/2 shott off and his forefinger splintered very sorely. John Blake, turner, the flesh of his legg and calfe a great ...
— Great Pirate Stories • Various
... of a little labour, the small vessel was got into the water, and Mr Lutter, taking a scull in his hand, paddled over to the other side, and embarked the gentleman in the blue coat. Paddling towards an undefended part of the castle, he taught him how to clamber up the wall; and Mr Samson, wiping the stains of his climbing from the knees of his nether habiliments, ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 341, March, 1844, Vol. 55 • Various
... confirmation of Doctor Gall's theory on craniology? viz., that our faculties depend on the organisation of the scull. I think I have seen this frequently exemplified at Eton. I have known a boy who could not compose a verse, make a considerable figure in arithmetic and geometry; and another, who could write Latin verse with almost Ovidian elegance, and yet could not work the simplest question in vulgar fractions. ...
— After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 • Major W. E Frye
... morning I put on smart flannels and went for a scull on the river. If ever you drink too much it is best to force yourself into violent exercise at any cost, and for that reason I determined to row until the effects of a very bad night had worn off. Usually I keep myself clear of after consequences, but I had been with a keen ...
— The Chequers - Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in - a Loafer's Diary • James Runciman
... we were out of hearing of the Patience and her whistle, we completely lost our bearings. It may be that Lady Moya was not a skilled coxswain, or it may be that Aldrich understands a racing scull better than a yawl, and pulled too heavily on his right, but whatever the cause we soon were hopelessly lost. In this predicament we were not alone. The night was filled with fog-horns, whistles, bells, ...
— Once Upon A Time • Richard Harding Davis
... in luck this morning, that Mr. William took the lower road; for if he had come up with you instead of me, he'd blow the roof off your scull, ...
— The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Vol. 2 • Charles James Lever
... in Scull Castle, to receive, With open gates, your men; Their right arms nerved, their femurs clenched, Safe to protect ...
— A Collection of College Words and Customs • Benjamin Homer Hall
... I shall scull myself up the river for an hour or two. And put in some towels. I may take ...
— Man and Wife • Wilkie Collins |
