
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 125.
Source: Across the River and into the Trees (1950), Ch. 1 (the opening paragraph of the novel)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 125.
pg. xix
The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England (1801), Olaf Tryggeson
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
Boat Drinks
Song lyrics, Volcano (1979)
“He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.”
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 22.
“Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat.”