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The Indian watched me closely, and made a sign to me to take the helm.
At his bidding they put the helm to port, to lee, as they might better fill their sails with the wind.
I obeyed word or lifted finger, of father or mother, simply as a ship her helm ...nothing was ever promised me that was not given; nothing ever threatened me that was not inflicted, and nothing ever told me that was not true...
At this crisis the country needed a man at the helm whose will was known to be inflexible.
The cruiser still had way on; the momentum of her ten-ton weight scarcely had slackened, and she answered the helm.
To govern is not to command as a master commands a slave, but it is to issue orders and give directions for the common good; for the interests of the man at the helm are the same as those of the people in the ship.
Wreck follows upon wreck, and memory of many tales of death and peril on the rock-bound coast lie between us and the boy who took the helm when he spied the well-known creek as the great storm was sweeping the ship on to destruction.
It is one thing to check the course of a huge steam vessel by the shock of a sudden encounter when she is going at full speed in the wrong direction, and another to cause her to change her course slowly and gently by a slight turn of the helm.
Twice, by porting the helm, the little vessel escaped clear of rocks, over which the water spurted.
The yacht's head paid off, and, answering her helm, she, with the tide in her favor, bore seaward.
A movement of the helm thrust the ship into the narrow and sinuous channel.
The "Pilgrim's" prow, which had been directed toward the wreck, was turned aside by a slight movement of the helm.
Not less do I thrill to ride upon the great surges; but I am growing calm enough to see the star that should light the musician, and presently my hand will be firm enough to hold the helm and guide the ship that way.
A few moments' pulling brought them to this lake, and Frank, who was seated at the helm, turned the boat's head toward a high point that projected for some distance out into the lake, and behind which a little bay set back into the land.
The boat pulled away from the fancied prize, amid a silence that was uninterrupted by any other sound than that of a song, which, to all appearance, came from one who by this time had placed himself at the vessel's helm.
There was many a helm Old and rusty, Armlets many Cunningly fastened.
And then he raced off his helm, and smote off his head lightly.
And then he raced off his helm and smote off his head.
"Now," continued the skipper, "take a rope's end and lash me to the helm."
And gave him such a stroke upon the helm as clove him to the chin, so that he fell dead to the ground.
The captain strove to turn his helm, but in vain, the rudder had lost all power.
On the three preceding days many tacks had been made from the shore, and I had frequently taken bearings just before the helm was put down; and so soon as the ship was round and the compass steady, they were again taken.
With Pinckney as a brilliant and popular figurehead, Hamilton well knew that his own hand would remain on the helm.
It was filled with men, casks, and kegs, and one at the helm was making signals, apparently inviting me to stop.
It was hardly so heavy as a helm, and fell into a little handful of rings in one's hand when taken off; but there was no sword forged in England which would bite it, nor spear which its tiny rings would not stay.
At the last moment our helm was put hard down, bringing our vessel right up into the wind at the same moment as the helmsman on board the other vessel caught sight of us, and instinctively put his helm down too.
With that word Sir Lionel smote off the helm from his head.
The crew was dozing and the man at the helm did not appear more than half awake.
Before long they began to toss restlessly and to pull eagerly at the helm as the scent of the salt seas came in.
We up helm and stood away on the new course the foe had taken, leaving the crippled ship astern very fast.
It will be easily understood that, left to myself, I could not manage the schooner with much skill; for, in the first place, I could not without help bring the sails over on the other tack, and in the second I could not well leave the helm.
Reprove not him, whose tongue, with grief distraught, Obeys not, in dark storms, the helm of thought!
A sturdy woman was at the helm and her naked young family was sprawling about the craft.
On the prow they must be graven, and on the helm-blade, and with fire to the oar applied.
Then touch in the same light manner, making your hands and fingers play around the lower part of the horse's ears, coming down now and then to his forehead, which may be looked upon as the helm that governs all the rest.
It soon became necessary to tack, and as it is always customary for the officer in charge to take the helm in performing this evolution, it became my duty to do so, but as soon as the vessel was round, I told the man to take the wheel again.
On the order being given by the conductor, who held the helm, two men stepped out and took their place on the planks, one on each side, and dropped the iron points of their poles into the river, until they struck bottom.
President, as holding, or fit to hold, the helm in this combat with the political elements; but I have a duty to perform, and I mean to perform it with fidelity, not without a sense of existing dangers, but not without hope.
Vainly did the pilot try to land at each favorable place: the ship would not obey her helm.
Montague at once put down the helm, and, pointing the schooner's prow northward, steered for the harbor of Sandy Cove.
Your ship can sail wonderfully near to the wind if you trim the sails rightly, and keep a good, strong grip on the helm, and the blasts that blow all but in your face, may be made to carry you triumphantly into the haven of your desire.
During the night we were struck by a tremendous sea; the helm was seized beyond control, and the man at the wheel was thrown from one side of the ship to the other, breaking two of his ribs, which confined him to his berth for a week.
The quartermaster, at the helm, struck eight bells, which were repeated on the forecastle.
Then the boat was gone, and past us drifted oars and crushed planking, and a helm floating like an upturned bowl.
He lashed the helm with a deft turn or two, and stood for a moment with his eyes on the sail.
Some new man must take the executive helm, and wield the undivided presidential authority.
The steersman alone, calm, with a grave, clear face, his gray hair glued to his forehead, and his hand clutching the wheel of the helm, seemed even then to be guiding the three broken masts through the depths of the ocean.
Perhaps our disappearance had not been noticed; and, if it had been, the frigate could not tack, being without its helm.
Vindictive then put her helm over and started to cruise to find the entrance.
To put the tiller to port, which turns the vessel's head to the right; to starboard the helm is the reverse.
What storm can sink a ship when Omnipotence is at the helm?
And lo a helm underneath the spear: tarry not, let us save our horses!
The brig suddenly came round, as though her helm had been put hard up.
Said the conqueror, bending over the dying man and raising his helm.
Which naturally induced Captain Hood to put his helm down, from an idea that shoal water lay close to leeward of him.
Frederick was at the helm, and after cruising about a while, they reached a bright, cheery port.
Six men, with oars resembling spades in shape, were to row us; and a seventh took the helm.
The enemy fled, but she left Goblin out of control, with a grisly list of casualties, and her helm jammed.
Then the truth dawned upon us; she was unmanageable, and was, simply moving in a circle, with a jammed helm.
She trusted to his gratitude and his tremendous oaths for her own undisturbed position at the helm of the State, but she found before many months of the joint reign had passed that the reed upon which she was leaning was about to pierce her hand.
When abreast of a break in the reef, we up helm, and again went off before the wind.
The order to put the helm hard a starboard followed in a short time.
Down to the belt, through helm and mail, he cleft the Moor in twain.
The doctor laughed and waved his hand, and the boat glided out from the harbor, with Midwinter at the helm.
In this case the training must be done with the gun run in over the rear pivot, as after it is run out the training will be difficult, and the helm must be relied on to bring the gun on with the object.
The waist was frequently deluged with water, and it required six men at the helm to keep her straight before the wind.
She will have her ways, but you will learn them, and will know just how much helm she requires, and how the sail should be trimmed; but with a woman no man attains to this knowledge, and if you take my advice, you will give them a wide berth.
Robins was at the tiller; Plum and Tuck came aft, and the four debated at the helm.
After dinner the skipper was in better humor than ever, and took his turn at the helm.
All night long, a bright lookout was kept from every part of the deck; and whenever ice was seen on the one bow or the other, the helm was shifted, and the yards braced, and by quick working of the ship she was kept clear.
A small stay sail was got out and hoisted, and the helm was put down a little.
In a moment the boat from the Ranger was alongside, the bags and boxes were speedily shifted, and the cutter, with the other two boats in tow, dropped back to the Ranger, which by a shift of the helm had drawn much nearer.
Thought is the helm of passion, the ballast of imagination, the compass of impulse.
As I was catching her in my arms, the man at the helm, whom I had all this time clean forgotten, sprang suddenly on me from behind with a pole which, had it been better aimed, would have ended my troubles then and there.
With that he went to the helm, where indeed the maiden must have needed succor.
He took charge of the deserted helm, and bade the seamen cut away spars and throw over cargo.
I was soon near enough to distinguish the line of surf which betrayed the presence of the surrounding coral reef, and I then called Bob to come on deck and take the helm, whilst I went aloft, as usual, to look out for a channel.
As the frigate put her helm down and fired her whole broadside at the flying craft.
As the hurricane swooped down upon the ship, Captain Staunton and Mr Bowles sprang with one accord aft to the helm.
Some were servants bringing helm or gauntlet for repair, or taking the like away.
They smiled and showed their teeth, as they lounged in the front of the boat or took their turn at the helm, and then picked out some sunny spot where the tall sails cast no shade and slept hour after hour.
His hand was raised to his mouth, apparently about to give the same ominous order as before, when suddenly the ship rose up from her dangerous position; and now, feeling the power of the helm, away she flew before the fierce hurricane.
He instantly ran aft to the helm, which had been deserted; but instead of attempting to regain his former position, put it up, and allowing his vessel to shoot ahead as soon as she had gathered way, went about and stood off to the northward.
A hand was sent to the helm, and the mate was on the forecastle.
One man remaining at the helm, the remainder sat down and ladled the soup into the smaller basins.
The helm was lashed amidships, and the ship was left to steer herself.
As soon as he had done this, our helm was put up, and away we noiselessly glided to the westward.
It was doubtful if the vessel would feel the effect of the helm sufficiently to prevent her drifting bodily to leeward.
I was at the helm at the time, and heard it roaring up astern.
The helm was put a couple of spokes to windward; the ship flew on.
It would be difficult to describe her feelings as she saw her father and Owen steal upon dock to attack the man at the helm; and often during that night she started up, believing that the scene was again being enacted.
We were already well up to the ordinary duties of seamen, and could take our place at the helm with any of them.
There could be little doubt, by the steady way in which the raft approached, that Walter was at the helm, though, as he was steering a course rather on one side, it was probable that he had not yet discovered them.
My uncle took the helm, and the seamen gave way with might and main.
The old man gave a heavy groan, and fell upon his back; the man and boy ran to his assistance, and by the directions of Newton, who could not quit the helm, carried him below, and placed him on his bed.
Up went the helm, and we made all sail right for the French coast.
Now do you take the helm, with a crowbar all ready by your side.
The helm was taken by one of them; sail again made on the cutter, and the boat with a boat-keeper towed astern.
The doctor jumped to the helm, Otto followed, and, before any could interpose, the queen suddenly stepped in.
Jim, now unable to speak or act from terror, clung to the starboard bulwarks, while Bunks stood manfully at the helm.