
Rivers are texts by which are expressed the land’s folklore, its mythology, the culture of the people, the character of each region, even the harm done to our landscapes.
Jim Perrin, The Rivers of Wales
Rivers are texts by which are expressed the land’s folklore, its mythology, the culture of the people, the character of each region, even the harm done to our landscapes.
Jim Perrin, The Rivers of Wales
Yes; I was tired, but not at heart;
Charlotte Brontë, ‘The Wood’
No – that beats full of sweet content,
For now I have my natural part
Of action with adventure blent;
Mark: An object the sailing instructions require a boat to leave on a specified side, a race committee boat surrounded by navigable water from which the starting or finishing line extends.
Racing Rules of Sailing, Definitions
The primary goal for leeward mark roundings is to put yourself in a good position for starting the next beat.
David Dellenbaugh
For those in peril on the sea
from the hymn ‘Eternal Father strong to save’, William Whiting, 1860
Oh when the saints go marching in / Oh when the saints go marching in / I want to be of their number
Gospel hymn
She did not know that this was the best thing she could have done, and she did not know that, when she began to walk quickly or even run along the paths and down the avenue, she was stirring her slow blood and making herself stronger by fighting with the wind…
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hey hey hey
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
Michael Bublé
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
Traditional
It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult
Queen Elizabeth, Christmas Speech, 1957