from stern to stern
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She cal’lates New York’s nothin’ but a sham from stern to stern, manned by liars and swindlers and hypocrites and officered by thieves.
From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
As the seas permitted, we could see her, riding and rocking, sometimes, alight from stern to stern and making a gallant fight for her life, as were we all.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Harry A. Mathes
A sound far louder than thunder shakes the Pride from stern to stern.
From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Gordon Stables
Crackers were served out, and for two hours there was a tremendous racket from stern to stern, among the younger boys.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Oliver Optic
None of your featherweight, gas-lightened, paper-thin alloy shells, but toughened aluminum from stern to stern.
From Friend Island by Francis Stevens