"Boxy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... steamboat, as they ca'd it, to Lunnon: where they charged me sax-pence for taking my baggage on shore—a wee boxy nae bigger than yon cocked-up hat. I would fain carry it mysel', ...
— Peter Simple and The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 • Frederick Marryat
... consists of a boxlike frame, of such height that one may sit within in Turkish fashion upon the floor. The roof is of bamboo, covered with painted and oiled paper. The sides also are covered with oiled paper or muslin. In some cases a small stained glass window is set ...
— Our Little Korean Cousin • H. Lee M. Pike
... immediately took charge of getting the bulky boxlike chamber back to Deimos where it could be opened safely. Two of the jet boats were jockeyed into position on either side of the chamber and several lengths of cable were stretched between them, forming a cradle for the chamber. Since the jet boats were equipped with foldaway ...
— Treachery in Outer Space • Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman |
