pleasure-boats

Afterwards, it was good to walk back to Waterloo across the Mall and through St James' Park, with the heat of the day having gone, and the glow of lamps, and those big pleasure-boats chugging up and down the river with people waving up as one walked across Westminster Bridge.

Archive 2008-05-01 Joanna Bogle 2008

A very fine yacht, and three large pleasure-boats, were in readiness for this company, surrounded by various other vessels of all sorts and conditions, which were filled with miscellaneous parties, who meant to partake the same gales for their own diversion or curiosity.

Camilla 2008

All round the coasts of Europe that morning banjos were ringing, voices were bawling and singing, children were playing in the sun, pleasure-boats went to and fro; the common abundant life of the time, unsuspicious of all dangers that gathered darkly against it, flowed on its cheerful aimless way.

The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

There are no pleasure-boats on the Arno; and the shallowness of its waters (except in winter-time, when the stream is too turbid and impetuous for boating) rendered it difficult to get any skiff light enough to float.

The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley 2003

It was a bright, exhilarating day; pleasure-boats were sailing on the calm blue water; Aldborough was idling happily afloat and ashore.

No Name 2003

Mrs. Wragge wearied of the pebbles, and lost her interest in looking at the pleasure-boats.

No Name 2003

When she woke, the pleasure-boats were far off; their sails were white specks in the distance.

No Name 2003

Large steamers and sailing vessels, of every description, are being loaded and discharged; powerful steam-hoists in operation on the docks; immense quantities of freight and merchandise in process of transfer to and from the railroad cars; and bustle everywhere; while hundreds of pleasure-boats and small crafts, of every conceivable variety, may be seen as far as the eye can reach.

By Water to the Columbian Exposition Johanna S. Wisthaler

Peter's ship-building education, and the youth of a prince passed amidst court corruptionists -- or pilotage over the boundless ocean, and launching gilded pleasure-boats upon an unruffled lake; personally watching the welfare of his subjects, or slinking into retirement, and leaving their interests to the intrigues of party.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title Various

Our Island must have a good substantial boat-house, containing a good-sized barge for excursions and several pleasure-boats pulling two or three pair of sculls each; perhaps, eventually, a pair of racing-boats for such of our guests as were well enough to manage a club.

The Opium Habit Horace B. Day