The highest speed made by them was seven miles and five furlongs an hour, the slowest five miles and one furlong, and the average six miles and three furlongs.
In Scotland the highest speed was ten miles and four furlongs an hour, the slowest seven miles, and the average eight miles and two furlongs.
To give the exact figures, the highest speed attained in England was ten miles and five furlongs an hour, the slowest six miles, and the average eight miles and seven furlongs.
So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress.
And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining, of twofurlongs broad, seemed to run with the blood of the slain.
He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set the haven on fire, with the ships, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem, two hundred and forty furlongs off.
From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.
Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteenfurlongs off.
And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.
Proceeds, the favorite, took command just after the start, but began to quit before five furlongs had been negotiated.
Indeed, it is comforting to know that there are yet to be found those who can prepare a horse for a ten furlongs race.
McKeever does six furlongs in 1:14 with the assistance of the hollering, and the owner takes him off the track, gives him a look-over and some extra attention, and smiles to himself.
He worked six furlongs in 1:21 flat a couple of days ago.
This was the horse that could work six furlongs in 1:21.
Why, look here, my friend, you're not smoking hard enough to suppose you can win down here with a skate that does well when he works six furlongs in that time, are you?
My horse had worked the six furlongs in 1:16 flat the afternoon before, and I knew that he was easy money.
If he didn't do that five furlongsin 1:02, darn me.
A great number of them fled from Rome, and took refuge in Gabii, a city of Latium, about a hundredfurlongs distant.
There are eight furlongs in a mile, so I must divide a hundred by eight, which will go twelve times and four over; therefore, it was exactly twelve miles and a half from Rome.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of ground.
For though old Ilium was anciently destroyed, yet was there another raised by the relicts of that people, not in the same place, but about thirty Furlongs westward, as is to be learned from Strabo.
At the distance of sixty furlongs the Roman generals halted to regulate the division of the spoil.
At length a fleet and army were assembled for the relief of Ruscianum, or Rossano, a fortress sixty furlongs from the ruins of Sybaris, where the nobles of Lucania had taken refuge.
And wit it well, that, after the authors of astronomy, 700 furlongs of earth answer to a degree of the firmament, and those be eighty-seven miles and four furlongs.
That city of Alexandria is well thirty furlongs in length, but it is but ten on largeness; and it is a full noble city and a fair.
It is well past noon when the blue waters of the Kyle of Tongue flash through the rugged notches of the hills and a few furlongs along the shore bring us to the village of Tongue, with its hospitable inn.
It is a strong pull, well out of the direct line in crossing, for the tide is running like a mill-race and would sweep us many furlongs down the shore were not due allowance made by the rowers.
Threescore furlongs was seven and one-half Roman, or about seven American miles.
Emmaus of Judea was about twenty-five miles, or two hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground, long Heath, brown Furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground, Ling, Heath, brown Furze, anything.
The number of vehicles drawn up at the Devonshire Arms--a good inn about two furlongs from the ruin--and the numerous visitors, betokened something unusually attractive.
If we multiply the number of square furlongs in any wall by the 144 measures of a man, i.
And wist you not also that connected with that chamber there is a long vault running a full four furlongs underground, even unto the inclosed space that the men of Bute name the Circle of Penance?
Now Loch Fad, which is the largest of the lakes of Bute, is full two miles long and but four furlongs wide, and it was useless for any to think of meeting the fugitive earl on the farther shore.
And he spake no more till they had come to the reef aforesaid, which was some twofurlongs from the place where they had come from out of the cave.
Now the stones that were cast were of the weight of a talent, and were carried two furlongs and farther.
She therefore built a tower on the east side of the desert, thirty furlongs from the Laura, and prayed St. Euthymius to meet her there.
This some understand of Roman miles, others of Egyptian schæni of thirtyfurlongs each; thirty schæni are nine hundred stadia, or one hundred and thirteen miles.
Further conversation was interrupted by Volodyovski, who said, pointing to a considerable eminence some furlongs away, "We will halt there.
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