Caesar in Britain: C. Iuli Caesaris de Bello Gallico Commentarii Quartus (xx-xxxviii) Et Quintus

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Clarendon Press, 1916 - Gaul - 160 pages

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Page 62 - The ships which were swept down past the Foreland and the Dover cliffs scudded before the north-easterly gale ; 2 and, although they were evidently in no danger of being driven ashore, they were in great peril because only the most watchful steering could prevent them from broaching to : if a heavy sea struck the stern, it might swing the vessel round, and in a moment she would be overset and founder. The ships which were carried back to the point from which they had started were of course handled...

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