"Throw overboard" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... ship, at its beginning, because of obeying its helm poorly, was struck head on. The sails pulled with such force on the masts, that, as the captain dared not take them in, they were blown into shreds. The pilots began to throw overboard whatever was above decks, until nothing was left on them. They threw overboard the boat, and the boxes and bales of merchandise On that account the sailors lost their poor possessions, and some of the passengers ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVII, 1609-1616 • Various |
