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And let Pluto know, the God with ebon locks, and the old man, the ferryman of the dead, who sits intent upon his oar and his rudder, that he is conducting by far the most excellent of women in his two-oared boat over the lake of Acheron.

The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides

He made a landing below the stone wharf, for there a two-oared bari was already drawn up, and the tangle of herbage was a safe hiding-place for his own boat.

The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller

The local comic papers suggested that, as a universal genius, Guglielmo II. would at once set about rowing a two-oared sandolo.

Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895

It was not a very brilliant production, but it might serve as a chart for the little two-oared boats until a better one is forthcoming.

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

Dear Maude, -- All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

The little two-oared craft who put out upon that voyage have to lay their own course, each for itself; and all round them, as they go, they see the floating timbers and broken keels of other little boats, which had once started out full of hope and confidence.

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm -- such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

A two-oared, slow-moving boat was provided for the purpose, but Gordon soon grew tired of this slow means of locomotion, and he started a four-oared gig.

The Life of Gordon, Volume I Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

After waiting from eight till half-past ten o'clock for this boat, we began to fear it had failed us, and, hastily engaging a small two-oared one that lay by the bank, set off in it down the stream.

Impressions of South Africa James Bryce Bryce 1880

Every regatta included five courses, in which single and double oared boats, and single and double oared gondolas successively competed, -- the fifth contest being that in which the women participated with two-oared boats.

Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878