The former had detached the count of Varas, with about six thousand men, for the purpose of invading the province of Holland; but Maurice, with equal energy and superior talent, followed big movements, came up with him near Turnhout, on the 24th of January, 1597; and after a sharp action, of which the Dutch cavalry bore the whole brunt, Varas was killed, and his troops defeated with considerable loss.

The former had detached the count of Varas, with about six thousand men, for the purpose of invading the province of Holland; but Maurice, with equal energy and superior talent, followed big movements, came up with him near Turnhout, on the 24th of January, 1597; and after a sharp action, of which the Dutch cavalry bore the whole brunt, Varas was killed, and his troops defeated with considerable loss.

They are narrow, thickly-woven silk scarves, six varas in length, with oblique white stripes on a dark-brown ground.

The young shoots of the gabi are planted at distances of a vara, and if consumed in a proper manner, ought not to be cropped till after a year.

The soundings at the centre of the basin, which was, at the southern edge, steeper than on the north, gave thirteen brazas, or over twenty-one meters of depth; the greatest length of the lake amounted to nearly eight hundred varas (six hundred and sixty-eight meters), and the breadth to about half as much.

A mecate, equal to five hundred seventy-six square yards (varas), contains sixty-four plants, giving sixty-four pounds of clear fiber, of the value of $3.84; which, after deducting $1.71, the cost of obtaining it, leaves $2.13 remaining.

In order that the work which the tobacco cultivation requires may not be neglected by the natives, and that they may perform the field work necessary for their sustenance, it is ordered that every two persons working together shall, between them cultivate eight thousand square varas, that is, two and one-half acres of tobacco land. § 362.

hasta el señor asistente, con su vara y todo, se refugia en el atrio...

Cuando el organista bajó de la tribuna, la muchedumbre que se agolpo á la escalera fué tanta, y tanto su afán por verle y admirarle, que el asistente temiendo, no sin razón, que le ahogaran entre todos, mando á algunos de sus ministriles para que, vara en mano, le fueran abriendo camino hasta llegar al altar mayor, donde el prelado le esperaba.

X El caballo relinchó con una fuerza que hizo estremecer el bosque, dió un bote increíble, un bote en que se levantó más de diez varas del suelo, y el aire comenzó á zumbar en los oídos del jinete, como zumba una piedra arrojada

cuarta, f., fourth, quarter, fourth part (of a vara), hand-breadth; hundir una de hierro, to bury the spurs; to spur deeply.

vara, f, wand, staff, verge, yard.

The citizens of that place purchased and presented to her the one hundred vara lot Number 38, and the lot adjoining to her brother George.

By the Author of Vara.

MAJETTE, VARA A. White-blood.

© 8Sep24, A800908. R91383, 5Mar52, Vara A. Majette (A) MALLORY, FRANK BURR.

MAJETTE, VARA A. White-blood.

© 8Sep24, A800908. R91383, 5Mar52, Vara A. Majette (A) MALLORY, FRANK BURR.

"Ah! here comes old 'Vara de palo.'

[Footnote 70: The actual cuerda is a square of 75 varas each side, about one-tenth less than an acre.

Abbad understood by a cuerda a rectangle of 75 varas front by 1,500 varas depth, that is, 20 cuerdas superficies of those actually in use.

Abbad understood by a cuerda a rectangle of 75 varas front by 1,500 varas depth, that is, 20 cuerdas superficies of those actually in use.

Qué señas ni qué berenjenas ... siempre has de meterte en camisa de once varas. BRUNO.

*se en camisa de once varas* interfere in other people's affairs; * baza* put in a word *método* method *mexicano* Mexican *México* m. Mexico *mi* my *mí* me; myself *miedo* m. fear *miembro* m. member; limb *mientras* while *mil* thousand *milagro* m. miracle *militar* military *millar* m. thousand (generally used in the pl.)

It was a vara imperfect discourse in ma opinion; ye did weel eneuch till ye took them through, but where did ye leave them?