packet-boats

A terrible storm last night: we hear one of your packet-boats is cast away, and young Beau

The Journal to Stella 2003

Most of the merchants have country houses to retire to during the summer; and many of them are situated on the banks of the Elbe, where they have the pleasure of seeing the packet-boats arrive — the periods of most consequence to divide their week.

Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark 2003

During half a century Europe swore by him; the two Americas sent fleets of packet-boats to fetch his novels; his dramas were played in Egypt to delight the old age of Mehemet-Ali; his writings have been read in Chernandagor and in Tobolsk.

World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947

During half a century Europe swore by him; the two Americas sent fleets of packet-boats to fetch his novels; his dramas were played in Egypt to delight the old age of Mehemet-Ali; his writings have been read in Chernandagor and in Tobolsk.

World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947

During half a century Europe swore by him; the two Americas sent fleets of packet-boats to fetch his novels; his dramas were played in Egypt to delight the old age of Mehemet-Ali; his writings have been read in Chernandagor and in Tobolsk.

World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947

England in a new era of air-travel, far superior to an age of coaches or packet-boats.

COSMIC VOYAGES MARJORIE HOPE NICOLSON 1968

There were two different kinds of boats that went between those cities; the packet-boats, carrying the mails and passengers but no freight, and the line-boats, which took both freight and passengers, and were consequently cheaper.

The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua Cecilia Pauline Cleveland

These were used by people like ourselves, who were moving from one part of the country to the other, with furniture, who wished to economize, and to whom time was no object; for the packet-boats travelled twice or thrice as rapidly as the line-boats.

The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua Cecilia Pauline Cleveland

A man must die some time; and though there is much to be said against the process being hurried on by unnecessary attempts to cross the Channel in a balloon when there are well-appointed packet-boats, it was no use arguing the matter.

Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Various

I know of no description of packet-boats in our waters bad enough to convey the idea.

Letters and Journals 01 Morse, Samuel F B 1914