Argosies

Argosies of gold, silk and spices, sailing steady, sailing fast over a waterway unblocked by Mahound and his soldans.

1492, 1922

"Argosies have a way of turning into penny steamers."

Balloons Elizabeth Bibesco 1921

Argosies that sail forever, laden down with hopes and fears,

Spun-Yarn and Spindrift Norah Mary 1918

Argosies touched here, leaving priceless gifts; fountains flowed, and cornfields waved in the genial sunshine.

Old Calabria Norman Douglas 1910

Argosies of gold, silk and spices, sailing steady, sailing fast over a waterway unblocked by Mahound and his soldans.

1492 Mary Johnston 1903

The crew stand and row long oars and sing as they swing, and you think of Vikings, Pirates, and Argosies ....

From Edinburgh to India & Burmah 1900

Saw the heavens filled with commerce, Argosies of magic sails,

The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia 1900

Whilst our noble Laureate in “Locksley Hall” goes in for aerial machines, “Argosies of magic sails,” and “airy navies grappling in the central blue.”

My Life as an Author Tupper, Martin F 1886

The ebbing tide carries afar the ships freighted with aching, anguished hearts; when borne upon the swell of the flowing sea, come the swift sails of Argosies richly laden with hope, full with fruition.

The World As I Have Found It Day, Mary L. 1878

We do not expect, nor do we desire, that the world may see the fulfilment of the poet's dream, "Argosies of magic sails" or "Airy navies grappling in the central blue."

The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation John Mackenzie Bacon 1875