It is about eight to nine inches in its transverse measurement; vertically near its right surface it is six to seven inches, while it is four to five inches thick at its thickest part.
I had made an excursion one day in the dingy to examine the south end of the lake, which I found to be about eight miles in length.
In the mean time we were travelling at full speed (about eight miles an hour) in the broad but slack current of that portion of the White Nile.
I went across to the island to examine the corn: the greater portion of the crop will be ready in about eight days, but the Baris, in spite of the guards, are stealing large quantities during the night.
At about eight miles, we came upon a large space over-run by the polygonum junceum, a certain indication of flooded ground, and of our consequent proximity to some stream.
He then continued to move on the outskirts of the latter, and having performed a journey or about eight miles, was anxious to have stopped, but there was no water at hand.
I stopped the party atabout eight miles, and desired the men to get their dinners, to give Mr. Hume and myself time to search for a supply upon the plains.
We had a certain allowance of meal, which I suppose would amount to about twenty-four pounds for seven or eight days; and it was hardly fit to sustain a family of about eight people.
I was two years in the ling fishing at Mews, about eight or nine years ago, for Mr. Robert Mullay.
They could go off a certain distance, but the day is very short here, and I don't think they would have much chance with the long lines in a day of about eight hours.
About eight in the morning Penellan essayed a second time to go out to judge of their situation.
We are surrounded by curious boats about two feet wide, prevented from capsizing by outriggers--beams of wood floating on the water on one side of them, and attached to them by poles of about eight feet in length.
At about eight we heaved anchor, having carefully buoyed this very awkward passage.
About eight in the morning they attacked the villages of Lare and Neer-Winden with great fury; and twice made themselves masters of these posts, from whence they were as often repulsed.
About eight o'clock at night his own ship, the Association, struck upon the rocks of Scilly, and perished with every person on board.
About eight in the morning, the enemy being in sight, the Indians in the English army advanced to speak with their countrymen who served under the French banners; but this conference was declined by the enemy.
Next day, about eight in the morning, they were discovered crowding away to the westward, and the combined fleets chased with all the sail they could carry, until Russel's foretopmast came by the board.
About eight o'clock a few scattered trees loomed up darkly against the eastern sky, and a joyful shout from our leading drivers announced the discovery of wood.
About eight o'clock the heavens became suddenly overcast with clouds, and in less than an hour the thermometer had risen nearly thirty degrees.
Could you be up here at Mis' Peasley's about eight to-night?
I live not very far from the Four Corners--that is, about eight miles.
About eight o'clock they came back, but they had only killed another pheasant, notwithstanding they assured me that they had actually seen above one hundred.
It was on a Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, when they started from Staines in this warlike attitude; their helmets glittering in the sun, like the peacock vain of his plumes.
About eight o'clock perceived three sail at some distance from the fleet; dashed in between them, and gave chase, and were happy to find they steered from the fleet.
About eight, several sailors in our boat, with threats, demanded to be set on shore; but M.
As delay might prove fatal, Lieutenant Decater entered the harbor alone about eight o'clock.
About eight o'clock in the morning of the following Thursday they came in sight of the harbor of Halifax, and approached it very fast, with an E.
About eight o'clock in the evening the wind shifted to east-south-east; and at ten it became what seamen term a hard gale, rendering it necessary to veer out about fifty additional fathoms of the hempen cable.
To-morrow, about eight bells," answered the captain promptly.
What he left at his death amounted to about eight or nine thousand gulden; it consisted partly of a small landed property, a large garden and two houses, which undoubtedly he must chiefly have owed to Frau Kate.
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