They were soon lost behind the trees, but our old archer, with his hand on the wheel, now shifted his looks to the road where it came out of the forest, a scant bowshot below us.
Beyond bowshot on the open ground, we could see the groups of our enemies and watch the sentries pacing their beats.
Suddenly one of these, half a furlong away in the wood, called out to us and pointed down a pathway to where it crossed a stream a bowshot below our camp.
There is a fork o' the road a bowshot hence where one track leads to Wallingham and the other to Egbert's Ford o'er a wide stream a league from the castle.
Although the cutting dug by the defenders between the Oppidum and the plateau was only a bowshot from the rampart, in a few hours it was almost entirely filled up, consolidated, and levelled.
On this Guy and Anseric fell upon those who had ventured within bowshot of the barbican, and killed a good number of them.
About the third hour of the night the besieged issued noiselessly from the two gates and came within half a bowshot of the Roman posts.
The cite was then completely surrounded within bowshot distance.
When the vanguard reached the foot of the hill, a bowshot from where the watchers sat in their little craft, a tucket sounded and the company halted.
When within bowshot he waved his arms in token of friendship, and four archers were sent out to escort him to the Prince.
At length, unable to withstand the flanking fire of arrows, the enemy fled past out of bowshot of the Tower--all save one, whom Raymond recognised as the son of the King of Sicily.
There in the distance the smoke of the English camp-fires showed distinctly in the now clear air, while less than a bowshot from the mill lay the wood that had been the cause of their misfortune.
There we spread out, approximately a bowshot apart, that is to say, two hundred yards.
We scorned to shoot from a tree and were told that few horses could be ridden close enough, or fast enough, to get within bowshot of a grizzly.
The marshals array the two companies "at least a bowshot apart.
Conon retaliated by immediately hanging four prisoners just out of bowshot of the castle, and causing his largest trenchbut to fling a dead horse clear over the battlements and into the court.
A bowshot on the opposite side rose the high south wall, wind and rain washed into tents and pinnacles, spotted with pale scrub and blood-red flowers of nopal.
Evidently the man on our left was fooled by it, for he sheered off, but within a bowshot they began to close on us again.
If the hunters, about to pitch their camp for the night, should stumble on so much as a crumbling brick or a fragment of hewn stone, they at once remove at least a bowshot away.
It was but a little inlet, scarce a bowshot wide at the entrance and coming to a point inland.
Taking in one hand Olifant, and in the other his good sword Durendala, Roland climbed a little hill, one bowshot within the realm of Spain.
Thus he advanced a bowshot from his companions and climbed a little hill, there found the little flowery meadow stained red with the blood of his barons, and there at the summit, under the trees, lay the body of Roland on the green grass.
When they got within bowshot of the gate the horsemen rode down upon the guard and made them deliver up the keys.
But where lover and beloved are within a bowshot length, and both are thirsty to gaze the one upon the other, both eager to exchange the story of their moods, surely the god Cupid will find a way to bring about their meeting.
A bowshot westward of the cathedral stand the beautiful ruins of the Bishop's Palace, rising from amidst the rich meadows beside the Allan River.
Over the water lies Boulston, where hard by the brink of the stream (perhaps a bowshot east from the desecrated church) rises a jumble of ivy-clad ruins, backed by a tangled thicket of old forest trees.
Obtaining the key at one of these cottages, we now make straight for the parish church, which rises beyond a grove of trees, less than a bowshot away.
A bowshot westward lies Bosheston Meer, a similar cavern sunk fathoms deep in the solid rock.
The Squire had spurred his horse down the hillside and never halted until he was within a bowshot of the gate.
But by an evil chance not a bowshot from the great Spanish carack was a low galley, thin and swift, with oars which could speed her against wind or tide.
Sir Robert Knolles rode a bowshot in front of his men, and his brow was as black as night.
A great carack was within a bowshot of them and crossing their bows.
Sometimes they could see a circle of tossing water for a bowshot or so in each direction, and then the wreaths would crawl in upon them once more and bank them thickly round.
Except that one or two tall and thick trees had been suffered to remain within half a bowshot of the walls, the house was in a good posture for defence.
When we were within bowshot we began to shoot, though sparingly, for but few arrows were left.
At the foot of the slope they reformed and took counsel, then sat down out of bowshot as though to rest.
We are too little loved by Redouan to risk our heads within bowshot of his executioner.
He made for reply such a bowshot as never I have seen before; for, having stepped back a score of yards, he yet was able to speed his arrow so cleverly as to split mine own from end to end.
From a crack in the boards, I could command bowshotof the whole front; and I had given the lad a bow of yours.
The play-house stood a bowshotfrom the river, in the open fields.
Next, we must choose some three hundred beaters to drive the deer to the stands within bowshot of the King.
The Dagon had shifted her prow to the north, and lay half a bowshot below me; the Cabiros was to my left, her prow southward.
Night was coming on, so that I would not venture to stem the somewhat rapid current of the river in the dark, but brought my ships to anchor within a bowshot of the shore.
But now the rowers ceased rowing and lay on their oars, and the shipmen cast anchor; for they were but a bowshotfrom the shore, and the ship swung with the tide and lay side-long to the shore.
For ye are within bowshot of the ship, and we have shot weapons aboard.
A bowshot from the wood, the head of the column was met by a second courier, a boy from the Alabama River, riding like Jehu, pale with excitement.
When she did, she screamed out, and escaping from him with an activity wonderful in a woman of her age, ran with great swiftness to the side of an old man who lay at the foot of a tree half a bowshot off; and whom we had not before seen.
Then, too, the square lay little more than a bowshot from my lodging, though on the farther side of the Rue St. Denys.
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