Their mouths, according to Patrocles, are about 80 parasangs distant from each other.
There was something so odd about the love story of the Parasangs that it always interested me.
The undertaker followed my instructions, for undertakers get to be as mechanical as shoemakers or ticket-sellers; but the relations of the Parasangs and close friends at home thought it an odd thing to have done.
This angel is sixty myriads of parasangs taller than his fellows, and at every word that passes out of his mouth, issue twelve thousand fiery lightning flashes.
Lead me upon the pinions of the clouds about three parasangs high beyond the Jordan, so that the clouds be below me, and I from above may see the land.
I pursued it and ran along three parasangs of the thigh-bone, yet had not reached its end.
It lies 86 parasangsfrom San'á but Ibn Haukal following the travellers makes it three stages.
He explains that it was situated on the left side of the Nile, two parasangs distant from Cairo.
Thence three parasangs to Beit Nuba[90], which is Nob, the city of priests.
This is the Shiloh which is two parasangsfrom Jerusalem.
From there it is five parasangs to Palmid, which is Ashdod of the Philistines, now in ruins; no Jews dwell there.
From here it is two days to Tymin or Timnathah, where Simon the Just[97] and many Israelites are buried, and thence three parasangs to Medon or Meron.
Thence it is two parasangs to the valley of Ajalon[76], which the Christians call Val-de-Luna.
Nineveh is in ruins, but amid the ruins there are villages and hamlets, and the extent of the city may be determined by the walls, which extend forty parasangs to the city of Irbil[119].
Thence it is four parasangs to Damira, where there are about 700 Jews.
At a distance of six parasangs is St. Abram de Bron, which is Hebron; the old city stood on the mountain, but is now in ruins; and in the valley by the field of Machpelah lies the present city.
From Hebron it is five parasangs to Beit Jibrin, which is Mareshah, where there are but three Jews[87].
We know that about twenty parasangs from that river the Greeks encamped near a hot spring, and this spring might be recognised in one of the many which abound in the country.
Six marches, of five parasangs each, brought them to the small river Teleboas, which I believe to have been the river of Bitlis.
From this place he marched three stages, twenty parasangs in all, to Celaenae, a populous city of Phrygia, large and prosperous.
From this place they marched through deep snow over a flat country three stages--fifteen parasangs (1).
From this place they marched one stage of six parasangs to a great deserted fortress (which lay over against the city), and the name of that city was Mespila (3).
Moses saw the place called Alukah, where sinners were suspended by their feet, their heads downward, and their bodies covered with black worms, each five hundredparasangs long.
The hippodrome occupied an area of three parasangs square, with an inner square measuring one parasang on each side, around which the races were run.
At a distance of nine hundred and sixty-five parasangs from the fish he alighted on dry land.
The camp extended over a space of four hundred parasangs, and the saddle-beasts standing neck to neck formed a line forty parasangs long.
Snatching up Solomon, who had parted with his protecting ring, he flung him four hundred parasangsaway from Jerusalem, and then palmed himself off as the king.
Xenophon gives twelve short marches and about ten parasangs from the foot of the Carduchian mountains to the Greater Zab--i.
I alone seemed to be totally independent, and by the time I had travelled two or three parasangs from the danger, I had the road to myself.
In short, to devotees who come some hundreds of parasangs to say their prayers, you may say anything and everything, and you will be sure to be believed.
I with great vehemence; why am I to be told that I am the death of a man, when I was a hundred parasangs off at the time?
This place, as I have said before, is a palace situated on the banks of the Caraj, about nine parasangs from the capital.
By way of precaution we appointed a rendezvous in a lonely dell about five parasangs from Ispahan, to which it was determined we should retreat as circumstances might require.
Having proceeded some five parasangs on my road I saw a strange figure walking before me at a good pace, singing with all his throat.
These bankrupt dogs surprised me last year, when encamped not five parasangs hence, and I had only time to save myself, in my shirt and trousers, on the back of an unsaddled horse.
At length my father returned, and with him an officer belonging to the prince, who assigned us a tract of country, about ten parasangs within the Persian frontier.
Teixeira speaks of tutia as found only in Kermán, in a range of mountains twelve parasangs from the capital.
Ghirdkuh means "round mountain"; it was in the district of Kumis, three parasangs west of Damghan.
Mas'údi says that the wall extended for 40 parasangs over the steepest summits and deepest gorges.
Yakut tells us how the ancient ships on their way to and from India tarried there during the monsoons, and he further tells us that it was twenty parasangs east of the capital.
Sloth is of all things the most fanciful-- 120 And moves more parasangs in its intents Than generals in their marches, when they seek To leave their foe at fault.
Moreover, he furnished her also with twenty mules for the journey and brought her three parasangs forward on her road, after which he bade her and the Vizier farewell and returned to his own city in peace and gladness.
Historians relate that the length of the stream was four parasangs (from fourteen to sixteen miles), its breadth four miles (56?
Thus five parasangs would be a long day's march; these marches were more than seven; and the next day's was eight.
The march of Xenophon over the same ground enumerates above 260 parasangs or leagues; and this measure might be illustrated from ancient and modern itineraries, if I knew how to compare the speed of an army, a synod, and a caravan.
On this day, says the historical captain of mercenaries, we marched seven parasangs and bivouacked in an empty fort; on such a day we marched five parasangs and encamped in a pleasant park or ‘paradise’ of the great king.
The statement of Berosus in Abydenus, putting the extent of the basin at 40 parasangs (it is also found in Diodorus, 2, 9, viz.
Thus it was until the time of Enosh, when men began to gather gold, silver, gems, and pearls from all parts of the earth, and made idols thereof a thousand parasangs high.
Arrived at Khok, a poor village, distant five and a half parasangs from Nakshan, nearly west.
Started at eleven, and travelled till eleven next morning, having gone ten parasangs or forty miles, to Quishlang.
Gurjur is eight parasangs from Murun, and our course to it was nearly due north.
At twelve o'clock reached Quila Gazki, about sixparasangs from Etchmiatzin.
Ararat was now quite near; at the foot of it is Duwala, six parasangs from Nakshan, where we arrived at seven in the morning of September 9.
Much against his will Mirza Ibrahim was obliged to go to his brother, who is governor of some town thirty-eight parasangs off.
A long and tiresome march to Sarehund; in seven parasangs there was no village.
The name of this village is Fiwik, it is distant six parasangsfrom the last; but we were eight hours accomplishing it, and a kafila would have been twelve.
At three parasangs and a half we found a fine caravanserai, apparently very little used, as the grass was growing in the court.
Ghanikew is only two parasangs from Kars, but I stopped there, as I saw it was more agreeable to the people; besides which I wished to have a ride before breakfast.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "parasangs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
