"Weigh anchor" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... watched, as I am well assured of," he replied. "Had you attempted to weigh anchor, every man on board would have been blown to atoms. Not a life would have been spared. The men who had charge of her are safe. I sent them to the Essex side—though they ...
— The Buccaneer - A Tale • Mrs. S. C. Hall
... plenty of opportunities of seeing Indians, later on, Dick," Mrs. Holland had said; "and, as the gigs will not take all ashore, we may as well stop quietly here. I heard the captain say that he would weigh anchor ...
— The Tiger of Mysore - A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib • G. A. Henty |
