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Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
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Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
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Their principall wealth consisteth in the tribute which the Fynnes pay them, which is all in skinnes of wilde beasts, feathers of birds, whale bones, and cables, and tacklings for shippes made of Whales or Seales skinnes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Observe the rattling of the tacklings, and see the sheets that fasten the mainsail behind; the force of the wind puts them upon the stretch.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Observe the rattling of the tacklings, and see the sheets that fasten the mainsail behind; the force of the wind puts them upon the stretch.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast; they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Isaiah 33. 1999
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Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag.
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Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias The Challoner Revision
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Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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