The isle of St. Pierre, so much praised by Rousseau, is situated near the centre of the lake, about a league from Cerlier, where we embarked for it.
About half a league from Geneva is the town of Carrouge, which at one period was in some degree its rival in trade, but is at present by no means in a flourishing state.
About half a league from Berne we passed the Aar (which is here a broad and rapid stream) by a long bridge of wood, covered according to the general custom in Switzerland.
This glacier is only three quarters of a league from Chamouny, or the priory, where we soon arrived.
On the following day, which was the Feast of the Resurrection, we skirted the south coast of the island; and from here we went to another island, which is a league from it.
It was about six o'clock in the evening when the advanced portion of his army, consisting of three thousand men, had proceeded about a league from Amaillou.
Perfectly, Excellency; the heads of Generals Bercozabal and Digollados' columns are not more than a league from Toluca, where they intend to make a long halt.
At about half a league from, the town, instead of continuing to advance in a straight line, at a sign from the adventurer, they turned off and entered a scarce traced path that ran through a wood.
A quarter of a league from Crespy, a portion of forest, called the Tillet Wood, extends to the roadside, but does not cross to the other side.
The division is stationed at a sort of township called Boulak, close to the Nile, about half a league from Cairo.
From the summit of a high hill about a league from here, we saw for the first time since we entered Switzerland the whole magnificient chain of the Alps quite distinctly, and in all its grandeur.
As Weende was half a league from Goettingen, I was compelled to abandon for that evening all further steps for the recovery of my things.
The road then leads round the Gemmihorn for some distance upon a level, till at a distance of 3/4 of a league from Schwaribach it ascends again.
At a distance of half a league from this place is found another haltun with very good water, and a league from this is found the place called Sucte, worthy of memory on account of the things which it contains.
Cartier observes in another part of his narrative that Sainte Croix was situate half a league from and to the north of Quebec.
In the middle of January they all came and located themselves about a quarter of a league from Quebec, to make tobogins and began the first hunt, which lasted about three weeks.
The command of Lobillo marched over a swampy land, where horses could not travel; and, half a league from camp, came upon some huts near a river.
And because in the town where the Governor lodged, there was small store of maize, he removed to another half a league from Rio Grande,[H] where they found plenty of maize.
About a half a league from here, near the Château de la Roche-Noire.
The Mone comes from Saint-Saturnin, half a league from Saint-Amand.
Then he hid himself at Fossard, the posting-house a half-league from Montereau.
Yes, he lived a league from Villers-Cotterets, where General Dumas died.
I named it Saint Katherines Island; in which, toward the Northeast there is very dry soile; but about a quarter of a league from it, very ill ground so that you must go a little about.
Towardes night Zanzabar, allis Yasimon Dono, sent me word that an English or Duch shipp was com to an ancor in Cochi roade, a league from Firando.
News were brought that 2 Duch shipps are entred harbour at Cochi, a league from Firando.
The next day we reached Cape Fourchu, distant half a league from there.
We anchored a league from a cape, which we named St. Louis, [157] where we noticed smoke in several places.
Reaching the end of it, they make again a land journey of some distance, and then enter another little river, which has its mouth a league from Quebec, which is on the great river St. Lawrence.
There is another city a league from it, called Chetula, consisting of more then sixty thousand Indians, tributaries, and there dwell not aboue twelue Spanyards there.
And running this course, Northward about a league from vs wee sawe three Ilands called Las tres Marias, (that is to say, The three Maries) running the same course.
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