"Muscat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... started from the Persian Gulf after having taken in a good supply of fresh water at Muscat, and visited first, the second sea, or that of Oman. He noticed a fish of enormous size, probably a spermaceti whale, which the seamen endeavoured to frighten away by ringing a bell, then a shark, in whose stomach ...
— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part I. The Exploration of the World • Jules Verne
... and intelligent in trade. They usually navigate their ships to Bengal in perfect safety, and with great skill. This was well known to Captain Collier and his officers of the Liverpool frigate, when they had the trial cruise with the Imam of Muscat's fine frigate ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth |
