102 Metaphors for distance

A short distance south of the town is a ridge of considerable height, which runs north and south, bending eastward in the vicinity of Gettysburg, and describing a curve resembling a hook.

A short distance to the south and above them was a ledge from which they would be able to command a view of the camp fire, and rapidly the raiders made their way to It.

A short distance beyond, on the right, is a row of houses, to which is given the name of Highgate.

A short distance away is a tithe-barn of noble proportions.

It then was proposed to carry him in one of Malcolm's boats to Lochbroom, though the distance was fifteen leagues coastwise.

As I stood there, looking down, I marveled how it had been possible for the creatures to climb so far; for the wall is comparatively smooth, while the distance to the ground must be, at least, eighty feet.

The distance to the widow Keswick's house was about fifteen miles, a pleasant day's ride for the old gentleman, and as he did not expect to return until the next day, he felt obliged to inform Roberta of his destination, although, of course, he said nothing about the object of his visit.

The distance through the chest and point of the heart from side to side was, in this case, exactly four and one-half inches.

"If the Germans had been only fifteen yards away, the French could have been submerged by the attack, providing the attacking forces were prepared to make any sacrifice, but the distance being 1,500 yards there was little chance for the Germans against the opposing artillery.

Distance was indeed a form of death under such conditionsno wonder men made their wills as they set out on a journeyand when actual physical death did not intervene, how much of that slow death-in-life, that fading of the memory and that numbing of the affections which absence too often brings, was even still more to be feared.

A short distance away is another great building, or series of structures, erected during the Great War, to further our claim to the empire of the air.

The moderate distance which they at last discover to be the only tolerable condition of intercourse, is the code of politeness and fine manners; and those who transgress it are roughly toldin the English phraseto keep their distance.

The battle on the Alia was fought on the 16th of July; the military tribunes entered upon their office on the first of that month; and the distance between Clusium and Rome is only three good days' marches.

A short distance from where the road comes down from the hills to the lake is the ever-memorable "Bloody point."

It is one of your glories, that some portions of your united republic are farther from other portions than Hungary is from Baltimore: mere distance is therefore no reason why you should be unconcerned about our fate.

The distance of the two machines was 116 meters.

A short distance northeast of Stratford are Warwick with its castle, the home of the famous king-maker, and Kenilworth Castle, whose historic associations were romantic enough to stir the imagination of a boy like Shakespeare.

Bagot wrote last thirty hours had elapsed without official intelligence, although the distance is only thirteen hours.

A short distance further on is Stagshawbank, famed for its fairs, the glory of which, however, has greatly departed since the days when Dandie Dinmont had such adventures on returning from "Staneshiebank."

A short distance beyond the village of Daroshp are some mineral springs that are visited by invalids from Badakshan.

"The distance from the head to the foot of the cañon is five-eighths of a mile.

The measurements of the party could not be extended to this last point, owing to the depth of the snow which lay upon the ground since the middle of November, but the distance derived from the land surveys must be a very near approximation to the truth.

The distance is only a day's walk for an active man, but I started late, and purposed to sleep the night at a cousin's house by Kirknewton.

A short distance apart from these was one lodge which, though small, seemed of rather superior pretensions, and was evidently pitched with great care.

A short distance beyond Sturgeon Point was the indentation in the shore marking the mouth of Kittewan Creek.

102 Metaphors for  distance