_:vb6862047 . _:vb6862048 "1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, \u2192OCLC:"@en . _:vb6862048 . _:vb6862048 "The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity."@en . "1" . _:vb6862047 "(nautical) The front of a boat or ship."@en . .