They gained the veranda, where they sat in silence over their whisky, each man staring straight out to sea, where the wildly swinging riding-light of the Minerva could be seen in the lulls of the driving rain. ❋ Unknown (2010)
'Lay out the anchor when you've had a smoke,' said Davies, and keep an eye on the riding-light; it's my only guide back. ' ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
This plan succeeded at last, and with relief and humility I boarded her, relit the riding-light, and carried off the kedge anchor. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
A glimmer of light, reflected from below, was wavering over the mizzen-mast and bumpkin; it had nothing to do with the riding-light, which hung on the forestay. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
Davies had been engaged in fixing up the riding-light. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
The cigar soon languished and dropped, and I dozed uneasily, for the riding-light was on my mind. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
I had no riding-light up, and didn't intend to set one in such an anchorage as this. ❋ Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 (1951)
Gadabout lay quietly at anchor, the riding-light upon her flagstaff gently swaying throughout the night. ❋ Cortelle Hutchins (N/A)
I went on deck afterward to find the ship plunging through blackness on forced draft, with port-holes shrouded and with not even a riding-light. ❋ Marion Polk Angellotti (1936)
To anchor, and alone, lay the vessel, with but her riding-light to mark her in the dark; alone and quiet, with never a neighbor to hail us, nor a sound from any living thing whatever. ❋ Unknown (1912)
IN short, after he had fallen asleep his fisherman's riding-light had gone out, and the Apache had run over his net. ❋ Unknown (1905)
He had already marked down that vessel's riding-light; and that not without a glow of gratitude to see it still aloft and in proper juxtaposition to the river-bank; proof that it had not moved. ❋ Louis Joseph Vance (1906)
I reckon this morning's work scared him a bit, hand-in-glove though he is with Rosewarne; but he must be recovering, because just before stepping off he warned me against putting up the riding-light. ❋ Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1903)
But Captain Mayo, pacing under the damp gleam of the riding-light, paid but little heed to the hullabaloo. ❋ Holman Day (1900)
"Next time this riding-light glimmers down there, I'll be waiting for her on the quarter-deck to come and say 'Here I am,'" Jasper thought; and his heart seemed to grow bigger in his chest, dilated by an oppressive happiness that nearly wrung out a cry from him. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
The riding-light in the fore-rigging burned with a clear, untroubled, as if symbolic, flame, confident and bright in the mysterious shades of the night. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
I struck out for another of these little islands, and it was from that one that I first saw your riding-light. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
"[Ride the Lighting]" is the punishment for misspelling "lightning" -- death by exposure to 30,000 [halogen] [lightbulbs]. ❋ Texasyojimbo (2007)
Metallica pwneds all bitch(in [heavy rock] if not then its 2ed to [the Beatles]. Yes i like the Beatles.) ❋ Kunx990 (2004)
