...The attention of her hands was being entirely given to a desperate endeavour to launch the boats in time...
Rafael Sabatini 「Captain Blood」
... For an hour she laywatching the guard, one of whom seemed always in a position where hewould immediately discover her should she attempt to launch one of thecanoes...
Edgar Rice Burroughs 「The Son of Tarzan」
...At this stage of the plan the hotel manager came forward with the offer of a gasoline launch, which we gladly accepted...
Stewart Edward White 「African Camp Fires」
...Then we white men took our places in the launch...
Stewart Edward White 「African Camp Fires」
...“The launch, under sail, and with only about half a dozen hands in her, has just hove in sight from somewhere up the river...
Harry Collingwood 「A Middy of the Slave Squadron」
...Old and young, matron and maid, they all sallied forth to lend a hand, and, with such laughing and screaming as is apt to attend feminine efforts, enabled us to launch the boat...
Horatio Bridge 「Journal of an African Cruiser」
...He was preparing to launch his final and "sincerely to be hoped"successful expedition, and in July, 1905, in the newly built ship,Roosevelt, we were again "Poleward-bound...
Matthew A. Henson 「A Negro Explorer at the North Pole」
...They rise fromthe water by running a few yards along the surface until they have securedsufficient headway to allow them to launch themselves into the air...
Chester A. Reed 「The Bird Book」
...Men on the shore were trying to launch anotherboat, and every one on the ship leaned forward watching them...
Forrestine C. Hooker 「Prince Jan, St. Bernard」
..."Wish we had a little steam launch," I panted...
Jack London 「Tales of the Fish Patrol」
...Well might he exclaim, for there, tied up to the dock, lay thestrangest-looking launch I had ever seen...
Jack London 「Tales of the Fish Patrol」
...“Maeterlinck sets us figures in the foreground only to launch usinto that limbus...
Jane Ellen Harrison 「Ancient Art and Ritual」
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