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(A.) 92 His helme was of so michel mi t, Was neuer man ouer-comen in fi t at hadde it on his ventayle. a1400 Sir Perc.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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(Mr. Smith, an admirer of his predecessor, has Upshaw's battered helme t on display in the NFLPA's conference room.)
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With Spike Jonze @ the helme it will be properly done with the utmost of respect with very creative artsy touches through out.. .
Where the Wild Things Are stills Irene Gallo 2009
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But the Trumpetter in that shippe plucked foorth his faulchion and stepped to the Pilote at the helme, and vowed that if he did not speedily put off to the English Fleete, and so take part with them, he would presently kill him: which the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Philip being in the winde of him, and comming towards him, becalmed his sailes in such sort, as the shippe could neither make way, nor feele the helme: so huge and high carged436 was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and fiue hundreth tuns.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 24. we had a West wind, and that with so strong a gale, that wee were forced to set two men at helme, which pleased vs well.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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"The _younkers_ are the young men called fore-mast men, to take in the top-sailes, or top and yard, for furling the sailes, or slinging the yards, bousing or trising, and take their turnes at helme."
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"Like as the helme doth rule the shippe," so she regulates all the household affairs.
Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Anonymous
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Launcelot dede, and then syr Ector threwe his shelde, hys swerde & helme from hym.
A History of English Prose Fiction Bayard Tuckerman
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And braste his sylver helme, so furyous was the blowe.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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