The largest in the upper waters grow to a great size, measuring nearly three feet long, by two in breadth; so that one is a load for the strongest man.
Each is accompanied by two drivers, sixteen men to cut food for the cattle, and twelve to load the trucks.
The load laid upon its back rests securely upon a bed of wool, without the aid of girth or saddle.
Say you know nothing about it, dear, dear Annie, and take a load off my heart.
Now at last there is a load off her heart, and, though she is in great disgrace and punishment, she is not very unhappy.
Before the two on the plank had finished their meal, the third muskrat returned, dragging his load of mud and roots to the scrubbing.
Let any tall, stray oak along the river start to die at the top, and straightway a pair of fish-hawks will load new life upon it.
Before dark that night we began to load up another big convoy of munitions and supplies for the trenches.
Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes.
Fortune came sailing in by the Gurnet Nose, bringing the first news from the other side, they were ready with a return load of lumber, furs and sassafras for the Merchant Adventurers.
The captain ordered every man to load his piece with powder and ball.
In that way they can set upright the trunks of the trees with which they must form their houses, driving them down according to the load which they have to sustain.
Then they backed water in order toload again and repeated the attack, always keeping a close watch on the musket.
You have saved the money as well, and that, I can assure you, is a great load off my mind.
Hamp had a great load of wood on his back, and the fire was soon blazing merrily.
Their duty being, to oblige all carriages coming from Southwark, to keep the West side, and others the contrary; and to prevent any cart from standing across the Bridge to loador unload.
Of every small boat-load of underwood for sale, one penny.
Of every ship-load of sea-coal for sale, six pence.
For every horse-load of onions for sale, one farthing.
For every horse-load of garlick for sale, one farthing.
The two negroes resumed their load and again started on their path.
As they did not care much for the delay, I bargained to take them to Baltimore, and to charge them only for what their board while on the schooner might be worth, on condition that they would help us to load and to unload.
I told them that I had freight to take from Portsmouth to Benedict, and then a load of wood to carry to Baltimore.
We overtook, in the pursuit, two stupid negroes carrying a loadof fish.
But think, Coe, of my carrying a load of fire-wood to Baltimore!
I had a loadof freight to carry from Baltimore to Portsmouth.
I was as anxious as any of you to get theload off my shoulders, only I could never see how it was to be done.
I must toat him to the shanty; load enough for my old limbs.
Yet haply there will come a weary day, 21 When overtask'd at length Both Love and Hope beneath the load give way.
The fields of Lucerne are luxuriant, but require much water, the price of which is very dear; one ass-load costs eight annas!
The most obvious advantage of this is the ease with which the load may be taken off, when the bearer is fatigued.
Three quintals are a crushing load for him; the steer of the meadow tosses him aloft, like a waste rag.
Hereupon the gentlemen made ready to go and succor the sisters, and with wise foresight they sent a barrow-load of good wine to Pillenreuth, to await them there, inasmuch as that no good liquor was to be found with the pious sisters.
If another lie passes your lips, I will load it with a longer and heavier pear than ever it bore yet?
It's quite a climb, as it is, without a load in our arms to hamper us.
Hal and Mr. Baker brought all of the radio set except the aerial, and Mr. Perry and Mr. Buckley each carried a load of camp equipment on their return trip.
Thus, while his island's fruits are being crated and carted off by the ship-load for foreign consumption, he helps in the process for the mere privilege of subsidized loafing.
A transport has been fitted out in Java with native labor, but Australian workers refused to load it till the fittings were torn out and done over by Australian labor.
And so all day long, Setu and his sweetheart hugged each other in a corner, as oblivious of the presence of a ship-load of people as though they had been ensconced in a hut of their own.
Finally I lets off a load of buckshot against one of them windows, and that brought one of the damn rascals to the door.
They walked down to the gate and watched the heavy load pass down the street on its way to the distant country from which Everett had come.
The youngest of our hosts was the owner of one of these instruments, of European manufacture, which had cost him, I dare say, many a load of maize, wearily carried on his naked back down to the port.
The Carabineers and Rifles were on the ground, and were ordered to load and be ready.
The European infantry began to load their rifles behind the artillery, and the sepoys could hear the clicking of locks and ramrods.
