The purgunnah Sekunderpoor, beginning about a coss before he reached the village, an old fort of that name, appeared to a little more advantage; but even here the crops seem very scanty, and the ground more than half fallow.
He became enlisted into the tribe of Rajpoots, and his sister was married to the Powar Rajah of Etonda, seven coss north from Lucknow.
Thakur Purshad has another fort called Buldeogur, near that of Atursae, two cosssouth of Dewa; and Bhugwunt Sing has the small fort of Munmutpore, close to Bhetae.
He has also a fort called Atursae, two coss south from Dewa; a mile west from Buldeogur.
Madame Putois could do more than that, she would take a coss lettuce and munch it up with some salt just as it was without separating the leaves.
However, there was still some salad left, some large coss lettuce leaves soaked with oil.
He's a fooil 'at sits an' mumps 'Coss some troubles hem him raand!
Sarkess is a town of no great size, three coss from Ahmedabad, its territory being considered the best soil in all these parts for the production of indigo.
The 16th of April I travelled twenty-five coss to Broach.
In November, we rode to Sarkess, threecoss from Ahmedabad, where are the sepulchres of the Guzerat kings, the church and handsome tombs being kept in fine order, and many persons resort to see them from all parts of the kingdom.
The 3d and 4th we travelled all night, climbing high mountains, and following water-courses with various turnings and windings, insomuch that in travelling twelve coss our direct course did not exceed six c.
We departed from Sarruna on the 11th January, and having travelled five coss we lay all night by the side of a river.
The top of the hill, about eight coss in circuit, is inclosed all round with walls, and at the S.
Thence other fourteen coss to Niriand,[Nariad] a large town where they make indigo; and thence, ten c.
The ancient royal seat was Fatipoor, twelve coss from Agra, but is now fallen into decay.
The 18th we went twelve coss to Bander Sandree, [Bunder-Sanory,] a small aldea.
About thirty coss round Ahmedabad, indigo is made, called cickell, from a town of that name four coss from Ahmedabad, but this is not so good as that of Biana.
At the end of the first coss is a gate and court of guard, where the causeway is enclosed on both sides with walls.
About the beginning of November, he goes from Agra accompanied by many thousands, and hunts all the country for thirty or forty coss round about, and so continues till the end of March, when the great heats drive him home again.
About half a cosswithin the gate is a goodly square tank, cut out of the solid rock, said to be fifty fathoms deep, and full of excellent water.
The country which produces the excellent indigo, which takes its name from Biana, is not more than twenty or thirty coss long.
About two coss from the castle is a garden belonging to Khan-Khana, called the Loll baug, all the way between being pleasantly shaded by rows of trees.
Leaving Badur on the 26th, I went 7 coss to Nonderbar, or Nundabar, a city, short of which are many tombs and houses of pleasure, with a castle and a fair tank.
This fortified summit is said to be five or six coss in circuit, walled all round, and having towers and flankers every here and there, so that it is impregnable unless by treachery.
With seven-coss strides he comes to Ayodhya, and straightway finds the banian hut in the forest, where Rama dwells with Seeta in the devout dirtiness of their jolly yogeery.
He led them to a ravine on the river bank, about a coss (two miles) distant, where the spoil was equitably divided according to a list of names and amounts due in Karim's possession.
She told us how, after being carried for nearly a gau-coss (lit.
Well, but it wor hardly reight on her to claat th' lad, coss he knew nowt abaat it.
Hyat Khan, see that he be removed and banished, conducted ten coss beyond the frontier, and let to go whither he will.
The road was light under their horses’ feet, and coss after coss passed almost without their knowledge, as they conversed freely and merrily together.
We shall never gain the gate—it must now be nearly three coss from us;’ and he looked from one to the other of those assembled.
A chap at aits peaches and cherries, Mun expect to be bothered wi stooans; An he's nobbut a fooil if he worries Coss yearins arnt made withaat booans.
He's a fooil 'at sits an mumps 'Coss some troubles hem him raand!
Mr. Fenley had an idee of buildin' a shelter on this rock, but he let it alone 'coss o' the birds.
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I shall never forget it), that our Sothas brought us word they had secured a small party of travellers, who they had heard were about to proceed to a village a few coss distant.
But coss after coss was left behind, and as yet no river appeared.
Midnight soon arrived: we had arisen, and had proceeded about three coss on our way; we had passed every village, and entered on the desolate tract I have mentioned.
Indoor was five marches further, and delay was now impracticable and useless; besides, to insure their safe arrival, I knew they had determined on going thirty coss in one march, and my men could not keep up with these hardy fellows.
The moon will last us the whole night, and we shall have twenty coss of ground behind us by the time you wake from your night's sleep.
They said there was a small river in advance, about half a coss off, and they would proceed thither and wash their hands and faces; they bade me tell you that, if I could not follow them, you would find them there.
Laden with our spoil, we left the town in the afternoon, and by night the straggling army was again encamped at a distance of nearly ten coss from it, secure against any pursuit.
I have wandered from place to place, proceeding a few coss a day.
It was well we had been so expeditious, for scarcely half a coss from the spot we met a large party of travellers, who, confident in their numbers, had pushed on by night as we had done.
From its flat roof a body of horse had been seen in the distance, nearly a coss away.
He will cross there, and ride back down the river some five coss before he comes to Malda.
The khitmatgar yonder tells me they were taken to a house three coss {the coss is nearly two miles} distant, belonging to the great faujdar Manik Chand.
Thinking we were the advanced guard of our column, they retired hastily to a village some two coss off.
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