As nowadays, the Moors cruised in boats from the commencement of their marauding expeditions.
The Spaniard was compelled to retire, leaving the captain of the barque in the hands of the Moors.
It is said that in early days the Moors were some time in accustoming themselves to the perils of the deep.
No sooner was Granada fallen, than thousands of desperate Moors left the land, disdaining to live under a Spanish yoke.
And a breath of the moors would be good for you. Also I have a little private plan, which depends largely for its fulfilment on your coming.
The wind blows across softly from the south shore, and brings with it scents of heath and thyme, caught from the high upland moors above the town.
The Moors who had been left in the boat were speedily cut adrift, much to their amazement, for it so happened that none of the pirates had stayed on board.
The wild plant is widely distributed in England, though somewhat local. It grows on moors in Scotland, and on Beachy Head in Sussex, and near Tenby in South Wales, favouring wild places within smell of the sea.
One eminent ruler of ancient times, in that region, when asked what the sea was like, replied, "The sea is a huge beast which silly folk ride like worms on logs." But it afterwards became clear that the Moors had a strong fancy for the "worms" and "logs" too.
Stepan Arkadyevitch described what grouse moors this Malthus had bought in the Tver province, and how they were preserved, and of the carriages and dogcarts in which the shooting party had been driven, and the luncheon pavilion that had been rigged up at the marsh.