| 单词 | cubit |
| 例句 | He was withering in his response: Aristotle says that a hundred-pound ball falling from a height of one hundred cubits hits the ground before a one-pound ball has fallen one cubit. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z At nine years old they towered nine fathoms tall, nine cubits in the shoulders, and they promised furor upon Olympos, heaven broken by battle cries, the day they met the gods in arms. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, behind those two inches you want to hide Aristotle’s ninety-nine cubits and, speaking only of my tiny error, remain silent about his enormous mistake. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Taking the lower value of the cubit, this gives dimensions in feet of 450 x 75 x 45, which compares with 850 x 92 x 64 for the Titanic. Was Noah's ark bigger than Oasis of the Seas? 2013-05-29T14:15:01Z An estimation of pi is found in the Old Testament, where King Solomon’s pool is measured at 10 cubits across and 30 cubits around. Happy Pi Day, fellow nerds! Why it’s a big year for the ‘celebrity of numbers.’ 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z So we created the rectangular-shaped ark for the film, biblically accurate down to the last cubit. | The Thing About Noah and the Ark 2014-03-19T22:15:45Z Kaaronen is a kayaker and woodworker who makes his own paddles—basing their length on a traditional measurement of his fathom plus his cubit. Why human societies still use arms, feet, and other body parts to measure things 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Kotler explains that quantum computing could rely on devices that link electrical components for processing and mechanical objects for memory—much as the authors of this paper coupled a superconducting cubit to the sapphire crystal. Physicists Create Biggest-Ever Schrödinger's Cat 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z From the forearm-length cubit to the lump of metal that defined the kilogram, measurement is a powerful tool that Vincent investigates with unalloyed delight. Review | By measuring the world, humans changed it 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z How long is one cubit in meters and in feet? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The biblical cubit was only the length of a forearm, after all. Poem of the week: Under the Light, yet under by Emily Dickinson 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The long house, with its cubit coils and crystal shields, was not what protected us from the pandemic. The Spirits of Abandoned Ambitions 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z When it finally happens, the U.S. foot will be relegated to history, NIST’s Benham says, “just like a cubit.” US finally giving boot to official foot measurement 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit unto the measure of his life? A Biblical Rough Draft 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Both Genesis and the cuneiform documents measure the ark's dimensions by cubits, Berosus by stadia. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z He sets a different standard for cubits, and for giant’s bedsteads. Poem of the week: Under the Light, yet under by Emily Dickinson 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z When the walls were seven cubits high, the Faithful covered the building with a flat roof, made of palm-tree trunks, thatched with lathes and palm-leaves. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The unit of lineal measure used in the Pyramid he finds to correspond not to the English foot, nor to the French metre, but to the Hebrew sacred cubit. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Then on his head was placed a conical paper cap, a cubit in height, adorned with painted devils and the inscription, “This is the heresiarch.” A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z St. Andrew delivers Greece from a monstrous serpent fifty cubits long. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Lucian speaks of a vessel that he saw in Egypt that was one hundred and twenty cubits long. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The building was one hundred cubits in length; its breadth being a little less. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z But this cubit itself, wherever it came from, has some very remarkable correspondences. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Since "Westward Ho!" at the latest, he has never added half a cubit to his stature. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z It is easy to understand how, "before the walls had risen two cubits from the ground, forty-five thousand two hundred pounds were consumed." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z His successor, Ptolemy Philadelphus, attempted to cut a canal a hundred cubits in width between Arsinoe, on the Red Sea, not far from Suez, to the eastern branch of the Nile. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Skirted on each side by crags from one hundred and fifty to two hundred cubits high, the dark defile produced the most sinister impression. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The cubit contains twenty-five of what he calls "Pyramid inches," and fifty of these are just equal to one ten-millionth part of the earth's axis of rotation! From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The sixteen children clambering over it are restorations, and allude to the sixteen cubits' depth with which the river annually irrigates the country. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Three cubits, therefore, represent 7°, and 4 cubits 9° 20′. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Our readers may form an idea of the tabernacle and the court, sufficiently accurate for all practical purposes, by allowing one yard English for every two cubits. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z His apparel consisted generally of a tunic of cotton cloth, short-sleeved, and not too long; together with a cloak, four cubits long and two wide, woven in the Uman region. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Homer, when speaking of a fine man, gives him four cubits in height and one in breadth. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Dickens has fallen, and Sue is falling; for few men can sell themselves by inches without losing a cubit from their stature. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z His height is six cubits and a span. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z Now the whole width of the tabernacle was 10 cubits, or 18 feet, ... and its length was 30 cubits, or 54 feet, as may be gathered from Exodus, xxvi. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z In the temple of Heracles there were two fountains and "two pillars of brass, eight cubits in height, on which is recorded the cost of the building of this temple." The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Panegyric or Eulogy, now, or hereafter, cannot add one cubit to your stature. Ex-President John Quincy Adams in Pittsburgh Address of Welcome, by Wilson McCandless, and Mr. Adams Reply; together with a letter from Mr. Adams Relative to Judge Brackenridge's "Modern Chivalry." 2012-02-18T03:00:15.167Z The Trojans had oriental imaginations, and feigned that their Palladium, a wooden statue three cubits long, fell down from heaven. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Which of you, by taking thought, can add one cubit to his stature? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z The entrance to the court was at the eastern end; it was twenty cubits in width; and across the opening was suspended a curtain, embroidered with fancy needlework, and rich with gorgeous colours. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z A portico of 20 cubits in breadth and 10 cubits in depth, opening to the east, formed the entrance into the temple. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Jehovah having made up his mind to drown the world, told Noah to make an Ark of gopher wood three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z This commentator assures us that the waters rose so high that the loftiest mountains were overflowed fifteen cubits, so that salvation was not 33 hoped for from any hills or mountains. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Then, as the rain continued, the waters “prevailed exceedingly” upon the earth, and the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered, the depth of the waters being “fifteen cubits and upwards.” The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Like the court in which it was placed, it was an oblong rectangle, being thirty cubits in length and ten cubits in breadth. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z The temple, exclusive of the portico, was 60 cubits in length, 20 cubits in breadth, and 30 cubits in height. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Here the blessed planted the heavenly wheat—of which the ears were two cubits in length—wandered at will in shady avenues with odours in their hair, and bathed in pools of water. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z So Haman, taking the advice of his wife, made a gallows fifty cubits high, for the special benefit of Mordecai. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Its length was to be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z But he will too readily enter into what he deems a righteous rivalry of funereal parade, and leave his debts unpaid, rather than abate one cubit, in the height of his monument, or obelisk. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z For this object a great altar of brass was erected in the middle of the court, 10 cubits in height and 20 in the square. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Then God said to Noah: Make for thyself an ark of gopher-wood, 300 cubits in length, 50 cubits in breadth, and 30 cubits in height. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z We must not expect to add a cubit to intellectual any more than to physical stature. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z After it is strapped on, the man must walk four cubits in the presence of the court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z They certainly had not added a cubit to his stature. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z If we reckon in the height of the terrace, those walls had certainly the elevation of 60 cubits which Diodorus gives them. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Herodotus tells us that each family of warriors possessed twelve measures of good land, free of taxes, the measure being 100 Egyptian cubits in length and breadth. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z They are all of the length of twenty cubits, very little more or less, and in this city they are all at a low price. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z The royal citadel of the Achæmenids at Persepolis was surrounded, according to Diodorus, with a triple wall; the first wall was 16, the second 32, the third 60 cubits in height. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The Vicomte looked at the artist with an evident inclination to add a cubit to his own stature. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The citadel of Persepolis was surrounded by three walls, of which the first was 16 cubits in height and surrounded by turrets, adorned with costly ornamentation. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z On this system also the Chaldæans fixed the length of their cubit. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I could no more grow away from it than I could add a cubit to my stature by taking thought. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z A cubit is twenty-two inches; so that the ark was five hundred and fifty feet long, ninety-one feet and eight inches wide, and fifty-five feet high. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z Jehovah, having made up his mind to drown the world, told Noah to make an Ark of gopher wood three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. Mistakes of Moses 2011-11-24T03:00:39.887Z On each side was a gate of brass, and near it poles of brass, 20 cubits in height; the first for security, the second to strike terror. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The stadium was divided into 360 cubits, and the sixth part of the stadium, or plethron, into sixty cubits, and the foot was fixed at 3/5 of this cubit. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Which of your by taking thought, can add one cubit to his stature? The Gods From 'The Gods and Other Lectures' 2011-11-24T03:00:39.600Z The average man, "by taking thought," can no more affect the value of wheat or corn or other big staple than he can "add a cubit to his stature." Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive 2011-11-19T03:00:28.253Z His body was 5 or 6 cubits long; He was unconscious and His breathing had ceased! Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Further, we have adopted the Anglicized words "digit", "palm", and "cubit", instead of their Latin forms. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The whole exhibited a chase, full of many different animals, which were of more than four cubits in size. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It is described as a huge edifice of twenty stories, each story ten cubits high. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z "Which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?" Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Each arm and leg was three cubits long and consisted only of bones and skin. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Each buddle is twelve feet long, one cubit deep, and a foot and a half broad. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z It was the ships of the Phenicians which brought the cubic measure, and the weights, and the cubit of Babylonia to the shores of Greece, and caused them to be adopted there. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The image of gold set up by king Nebuchadnezzar agrees with these proportions—viz., sixty cubits high and six cubits wide. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z If you click the third one, you’re offered a long list of, ahem, somewhat uncommon measurement units, including parsecs, Persian cubits, and Olympic swimming pools. The Joke's on Your Computer 2011-11-01T12:15:00.220Z His hands feet neck and waist were disjointed from the trunk by half a cubit and the places of junction were covered with the bare skin. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z At a distance of twelve feet from the second wall, four posts seven and a half feet high, a cubit wide and thick, are set upon rock laid underneath. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The measurements of the temple give no support for such a theory, even if the forty-two cubits of the cylinders of Rawlinson are interpreted with Norris, "Dict." p. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Among the rest was one detestable monster, named Goëmagot, in stature twelve cubits, and of such prodigious strength that at one shake he pulled up an oak as if it had been a hazel wand. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z He carried in his hand an arrow which was a cubit and a half long. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z This was the great Hippodrome, a splendid circus 640 cubits long and 160 broad, in which were renewed the games that Old Rome had known so well. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z This consists of two beams fifteen feet long, three palms wide, and two thick, mortised into the crane-post, and they protrude a cubit from the back of the crane-post and are fastened together. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z At some places also he set up his own statue in stone, with a bow and lance, four cubits and four hands high, for this was his own height. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z “Theophrastus describing this plant, says:—‘It is produced in marshes and in stagnant waters; the length of the stem, at the longest, four cubits, and the thickness of a finger, like the smooth jointless reed. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z The area might be about fifty cubits long and thirty wide. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of; the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z The back part of the head, where it is attached to the rest of the bellows-body, is a cubit wide, but three palms forward it becomes two digits narrower. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In his temple at Memphis he placed statues of himself and his wife, monoliths of thirty cubits high, and also statues of his four sons, twenty cubits in height. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z "The heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the cubits warp For fear to be a king." Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z The glory of Koulikoff and A—v had grown a hundred cubits higher than it was. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z Each pair of furnaces has a common door, six feet high and a cubit wide, but the first and the tenth furnace each has one of its own. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z There, too, is the statue of the mother of Osymandyas, twenty cubits high, and also a monolith. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Twice the man’s cubit gives room for his legs when in a sitting posture. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The stem thereof was ten cubits high: there were five branches, each four cubits long, adorned with five fruits each. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z She might as well have undertaken to add a cubit to her stature by taking thought. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z The head is a cubit and a digit long; the back part of it is a cubit and a palm wide, and then becomes gradually narrower. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Before the fourth wall are two seated colossi 27 cubits high, and beside these three entrances lead into a colonnade, of which the sides measure 200 feet. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z He prowled around on Sunday mornings with his cubit measure to detect any shortness in the beam. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z While they were all still gazing at it, eight sprouting shoots were produced, and became vigorous plants four cubits high each. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z Gunḍappa started the very next morning to Nañjaṅgôḍ with a bundle containing clean clothes, six by twelve cubits long, on his head. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Upon each end of the block stands a post, a cubit wide and thick, the upper end of which is somewhat cut away and is mortised into the beams of the building. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Through these chambers we reach the top of the sepulchre, a golden circle 365 cubits in circumference, and one cubit thick. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Many a small man has a head that is large in one or both directions, while a small man rarely has a large foot, finger, or cubit, and conversely with respect to large men. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z The instant it extricated itself from the hand of man, springing eighty cubits up into the air, self poised and resplendent, it cast forth a halo of rays of six colours. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z And the house was sixty cubits in length, twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z They are a cubit wide and six feet high, in order that the smelters may not have mishaps in coming and going. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Here was another golden image of the god, 12 cubits high. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Take him eagerly, The produce of the venerable Selinus; Wash him, and roast him whole, and serve him up, Though he be ten full cubits long. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z This tree was said to be 1,450 years old, and to measure 33¾ cubits in girth. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z A cubit is rather less than two feet, so the structure was about 100 feet long, 35 feet wide, and 50 feet high. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z The upper board is one cubit long, one and a half palms thick. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The little man had added a cubit to his stature by his exploit; he had done heroically, and knew it, and was proud.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z And along the highest part of the roof were golden eagles all facing one another, each fifteen cubits large. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The width of the doorway is ten cubits and the height of the door itself thirteen cubits—10x3. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Then said one of the chamberlains that were before the king, "Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai standeth in the house of Haman." Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Get made for me a shrine of eight cubits. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Physeter or Pristis," he says, "is a kind of whale, two hundred cubits long, and is very cruel. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z And next to that another four-wheeled wagon was drawn along, twenty cubits in length and sixteen in width, and it was drawn by three hundred men. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Six cubits and a span would be at least ten feet, so we may suppose that as this story was told over and over again they came to exaggerate the height of the giant. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Then it was told to thee, O man of seven cubits, How canst thou enter it? Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He hath commonly hair hanging from his neck a cubit long, and sharp scales, and is black, and he hath flaming, shining eyes. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Next to that was drawn along a wagon, twenty-five cubits long and fourteen broad; and that was drawn by six hundred men. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Then went he inward, and measured each post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z “The treasure was enclosed in a strong chest of dark wood, three cubits in length, covered with words from the blessed Korân, and clamped with heavy brass bindings,” went on Campian. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z "The people eat human flesh quite raw; their complexion is black, their hair frizzled, their countenance and eyes frightful, their feet very large, and almost a cubit in length, and they go quite naked." In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z On the other hand, the 365 days were represented by the tomb of Osymandyas, at Thebes, being surrounded by a circle of gold which was one cubit broad and 365 cubits in circumference. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z After these things he enumerates tables four cubits high, on which were many things worth looking at, which were all carried round for the spectators to see, being beautifully wrought. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The temple was a holy square of five hundred cubits, in another square of five hundred reeds. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z By thinking we cannot add a cubit to the one nor facility to the other. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The cubit, fathom, and foot all depended on the size of the man. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Fifteen cubits from the tower a scaffold was raised, covered with white satin, and around the scaffold were arranged several pavilions of taffetas of the same colour open towards the scaffold. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z And it would not be right to pass over this four-wheeled wagon, of the length of twenty-two cubits and of the breadth of fourteen, drawn by five hundred men. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The Septuagint gives the height of these horns as one cubit each. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Well, the minister read that Noah took unto himself a wife; her hight was three hundred cubits, her breadth fifty cubits, made of Gopher wood, pitched within and without with pitch. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z The idol was of polished stone, its height was about five cubits, and its thickness in proportion: two cubits were below ground. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z The cubit of the Bible, Mr. Huibers said, was the distance between finger tips and elbow, or in his case roughly 18 inches. Dordrecht Journal: A Biblical Blueprint Meets the Fire Code and the Neighbors 2011-05-30T01:55:35Z There were also carried twelve stoves with golden tops, one of which was twelve cubits in circumference, and forty cubits in height; and another was fifteen cubits high. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The flying roll he sees is twenty cubits long and ten cubits broad. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The floor is about three cubits by four. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z If you cannot add one cubit to a woman’s stature, nor make one hair of her head white or black, do you think you can add or subtract one feature from her mind? A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z And an immense number of gilded figures of animals was also exhibited, the greater part of which were twelve cubits high; and beasts of enormous size, and eagles twenty cubits high. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Which of you by taking thought, can add one cubit to his stature? Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z This fact explains the reference to ancient kings presenting blocks of emerald 1 or 2 cubits long to temples. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Men marched in front, holding a pike to balance these unwieldy creatures; but Vasari states that some specialists in this craft were able to walk the streets on stilts six cubits high, without assistance. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z And the mast of this vessel was seventy cubits in height, and it had a linen sail, adorned with a purple fringe. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Its trunk measured fifteen cubits around, and it was supported upon roots that were almost as strong as iron cables. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Therein be neither stones nor sticks, Neither red nor white bricks, But for cubits five or six There is most goodly sardonyx And amber laid in rows. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z It measured six hundred cubits in length, and ninety spans in breadth, and it was piled with salt to the very roof. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z And all round the outside of the ship ran atlases six cubits high, which supported the weight which was placed above them, and the triglyph, all being placed at convenient distances from one another. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z A better rendering of verse 8 is: "And I saw that the house had an elevation round about, the foundations of the side chambers, a full reed, six cubits to the joint." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Philostratos mentions one hundred cubits as a fine throw, but in such a way as to make it doubtful whether he is not talking at random and in round numbers. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The four cubits of the Halachah, that is what is wanted, not changes in the liturgy. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z The use of the arm as a measure of length is illustrated by the uses of ulna, in Latin, cubit, and fathom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z So mighty that two wrestlers, of the days Of old Astyanax, could scarcely raise Her from the ground and place her on the board, Nine fathoms long, and full nine cubits broad. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z So she said, “If you find me one with hair twelve cubits long and bring him to me, I shall rally at once.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z There was another fish called peel fish; it had a snout of a cubit long, and at the end of the upper lip it was made like a peel. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z Man cannot by thinking add a cubit to his stature, nor an inch to the circumference of his skull. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Next to them came two incense-burners made of ivy-wood, covered with gold, and six cubits in height, and a large square golden altar in the middle of them. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z In this respect it corresponds to the temple of Solomon in which the Holy place had the same dimensions, while the same part in the wilderness tabernacle was only twenty cubits by ten cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z He said to a certain jugi, “You traverse the country far and near, find me the man with hair twelve cubits long.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z We'll build this gallows fifty cubits high, And then his Hebrew pride will bite the dust. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z At length, however, an old man presented himself, whose beard was a cubit and a half longer than any that had appeared before him. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z And there was a separate mystic crown made of gold studded with valuable stones, eighty cubits high. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z This was a perfect square twenty cubits long and twenty broad. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z He having performed his ablutions sat down on the river bank to comb and dress his hair, which was twelve cubits long. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z This comparison is not intended to be understood in its literal sense, for the smallest of the tribe of 'Ád is said to have been sixty cubits high: the largest, a hundred! The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The length of this edifice, from north to south, is twenty-four cubits, and its breadth, from east to west, twenty-three. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z But Archestratus, that skilful cook, in his Golden Words, tells us— When you're at Thasos buy a scorpion, But let him not be longer than one cubit; Avoid the larger sizes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z After this they again made up a small parcel of flour, and giving it to a tame paroquet, said, “Find a man with hair twelve cubits long.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The two ambassadors paused at the distance of about a hundred cubits from the Khaleefeh, with the interpreter. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The pile began to rise, and in three hours was twenty cubits high. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Next to that there were carried two silver goblets, twelve cubits in circumference and six cubits in height; and these had figures standing out in relief above, and also on their round parts all round. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And when the man went forth eastward, he had a line in his hand, and he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z When the leaf was opened it was found to contain hair twelve cubits in length. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z But Buteo and Kircher have proved geometrically that, taking the cubit of a foot and a half, the ark was abundantly sufficient for all the animals supposed to be lodged in it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The Genii obeyed; and, when the workmen had raised their structure a cubit in the daytime, two cubits more were added in the night. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z And after we had drunk, a glass goblet of two cubits in diameter, placed on a silver stand, was served up, full of roast fishes of every imaginable sort that could be collected. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Its dimensions are seventy cubits broad, ninety cubits long and the wall is five cubits in thickness round about. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The raja caused diligent search to be made for the person with hair twelve cubits long. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The walls they rear, Five thousand cubits long; and south and west The doors are placed. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Beware of old doctors and their puny messengers of but one cubit high: distrust their pious frauds; and, instead of eating their melons, impale on a spit the bearers of them. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The Professor rose, took a match half a cubit long, ran it in among the live coals in the little fireplace, and lit the lamp. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico Verses 12 and 14 give the total measurement of the house, a hundred cubits, which is the total of the previously given measures. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z While the princess was in the water she noticed the hair floating down stream, and ordered some one to take it out, which when done they measured, and found it to be twelve cubits long. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z Each board stood ten cubits high, and was fitted by tenons into two silver sockets, which probably formed a continuous base. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus The door is on the east side, and stands about four cubits from the ground, the floor being level with the threshold. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z It had taken thirteen long years to add those cubits to his height, but they had been well spent. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day The question is if five hundred cubits or five hundred reeds is correct. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Going to the parrot they said, “Oh parrot, can you find the man whose hair is twelve cubits long?” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The enclosure was a quadrangle of one hundred cubits by fifty; it was five cubits high, and each cubit may be taken as a foot and a half. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Towns which subsided several cubits, were overflowed with water; among others, Deep Gong, which was submerged to the depth of seven cubits. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The Royal Egyptian cubit was 20·67 inches in length, and the common cubit 18·24 inches. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships The Septuagint translators realized this difficulty and took the liberty of changing the word "reeds" to "cubits." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z He was then brought before his majesty, and his hair measured, and found to be twelve cubits in length. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z And after that on the day of excavating the excavators had struck pick against pick, one against the other, the waters flowed from the spring to the Pool for a distance of 1,200 cubits. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments The normal rise of the Nile was sixteen cubits at the island of Roda, and two cubits more or less caused a failure of the harvest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" We have, moreover, a direct proof of the size of the longest oars used in triremes, for the inventories of the Athenian dockyards expressly state that they were 9½ cubits, or 13 ft. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. The Bible Story The ship which thou shalt build, ... cubits shall be its length in measure, ... cubits the content of its breadth and its height. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments He was raising his arms aloft to convey an idea of the greatness of Theotocopuli, who derived from Tintoretto, whom, however, he surpassed in loftiness by a hundred cubits. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels If the royal cubit of 20·72 inches was referred to, the dimensions of the boat would have been 200 feet long by 69 feet wide. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships So the altar was four cubits; and from the hearth of God and upward were four horns. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. The Bible Story After a flight of a hundred and seventeen cubits, I landed, head down, in a soft mud-hole. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Later generations lengthened the garment until it reached to the heels, and St Benedict issued a rule restricting its length to two cubits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Its dimensions were, according to the biblical version, reckoning the cubit at eighteen inches; length, 450 feet; breadth, 75 feet; and depth, 45 feet. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships A thousand cubits are measured and the waters come to the ankles of the prophet. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. The Bible Story They were more than twelve cubits high; their mouths were wide open and showed their terrible fangs, and their eyes looked upon the king with a stony glare. Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country Connected with the arm, are “cubit” and “yard.” Rural Health and Welfare He shall not walk outside of his town above one thousand39 cubits. The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect The four thousand cubits make about a mile and a half, so that the prophet had advanced, under the guidance of the man, this distance from Jerusalem in a southeastern direction. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh. The Bible Story Fifteen cubits upwards did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The work occupied him twelve years, it is said, and the finished statue stood 70 cubits high. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" A man shall not follow his cattle, to pasture them outside his town, except within 2000 cubits. The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect If the reed mentioned frequently is taken as six cubits we have in the measure the number 12 several times. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. The Bible Story Are you not of more value than they? 27But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature? 28And why are ye anxious about clothing? A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek She holds a Victory about four cubits high in one hand, and in the other hand a spear. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise If the Nilometer which measures the height of the flood indicates eight cubits, the crops will be scanty; but if it reaches fourteen cubits, there will be a plentiful harvest. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition On both sides of these gateways the prophet saw six little chambers, three on each side, and each six cubits square. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. The Bible Story It seemed to add a cubit to his height and two to his self-esteem. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 Round his body are sixteen naked boys, who represent the sixteen cubits, the height to which the river rose in a favorable year. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) This tent was supported by columns twenty cubits high, plated with silver and gold, and inlaid with precious stones. Needlework As Art Critics have declared that the given dimension of sixty cubits is impossible. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The half of a cubit, about nine inches. The Bible Story They are sold on his account at 200 Mohurs, or 86 rupees, for every cubit of their height; but five cubits of the royal measure are only six English feet. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha To let the ark be three hundred cubits in length, and fifty in breadth, and thirty in height, and a window in it a cubit square. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century It had golden doors of 55 cubits altitude, and 16 in breadth: but before these doors there was a veil of equal largeness with the doors. Needlework As Art There was a door six cubits high and seven cubits broad. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them. The Bible Story They also observed, that in good soils he used a rod seven cubits and a half in length, and in bad soils he employed one nine cubits and a half long. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha He had completed forty-two cubits of height: but he did not finish the head. Bible Romances First Series This tent, crowned with golden eagles, was supported by pillars fifty cubits high. Needlework As Art The altar of incense in the tabernacle was two cubits high and one cubit long and broad; the altar in the future temple is three cubits high and two cubits long, nearly double in size. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. The Bible Story From the 13th of June to the 15th of August, when the corn is about a cubit high, the weeds are removed with the spud. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha They were so plentiful that they fell in heaps two cubits high for about twenty miles around the camp. Bible Romances First Series Yet if a man deposited food for two meals on the Friday at the boundary of that "journey," the spot became his dwelling-place, and he might do another two thousand cubits, without incurring 'God's wrath. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. The Bible Story It can only be wrought in summer, and those who wish to mine pay seven Mashes of gold for every p. 290solid cubit of mineral that they dig. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha According to the Bible narrative the ark was furnished with but one window of a cubit square, and one door which was shut by God himself, and it may be presumed, quite securely fastened. Bible Romances First Series They were adorned with two chapiters, five cubits each. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. And from the bottom upon the ground to the lower settle was two cubits, and the breadth a cubit; and from the small settle to the great settle four cubits, and the breadth a cubit. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. The Bible Story They are four or five cubits long, and lie flat on the ground. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The Revolution believed that men by taking thought might add many cubits to their mental stature. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Their colossal cubits are the most perfect exemplar of Architectural sublimity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 And the hearth of God was twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. The Bible Story Hast thou the art to add, by taking thought, One cubit to thy stature? and hast thou, Or such as thou, Nature's whole fabric wrought? Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications By day Rachel and Miriam walked in the precincts of the monastery, hoping to catch sight of him; nearer than ninety cubits they durst not approach under pain of bastinado and exile. Dreamers of the Ghetto When a little man was seen walking with a tall woman, people exclaimed: 'It's a question of cubits.' A Great Man A Frolic And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The span was another measure, about half a cubit. The Bible Story Wakefield has long been guilty of trying to add a cubit to its stature by taking thought. In a Little Town "We should fly to opposite ends of the diagonal and achieve five and two third cubits of separation." Dreamers of the Ghetto When the recruiting regulations of the British army were relaxed, people also exclaimed: 'It's a question of cubits.' A Great Man A Frolic He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure. The Bible Story The ballot box, believe 113 me, can not add a cubit to your frame, nor can it shed a modicum of light on the deeper problems of life. The Book of Khalid The Date-stone must be set the great end downwards, two cubits deepe in the earth, in a place enriched with dung. A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England A music-hall star of no mean eminence sang a song with the refrain: 'You may think what you like, You may say what you like, It was simply a question of cubits.' A Great Man A Frolic And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And he made a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. The Bible Story As well bid him add a cubit to his stature! The Education of Eric Lane No agony of effort can add a cubit to the stature. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character And even then respectable journals were reduced to this sort of paragraph: 'Apropos of Mr. Knight's phenomenal book, it may not be generally known what the exact measure of a cubit is. A Great Man A Frolic The wall there has 12 gates and 12 foundations and is 12x12 cubits high, that is 144 cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. The Bible Story Whereas 'tis more than 2000 years, that the banks thereof are not grown higher, there being now requisite but 16. cubits for overflowing the Land, no more than there was in the time of Herodotus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World The ground being well prepared, holes are to be made at the distance of a cubit from each other, and the lines a cubit apart. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton During a famous royal procession, sightseers trying to see the sight over the heads of a crowd five deep shouted to each other all along the route: 'It's a question of cubits.' A Great Man A Frolic The inner court itself was a hundred cubits square; in the outer was the great altar. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain: the eleven curtains had one measure. The Bible Story The thickness is clearly a cubit each way, and we learn that a cubit cube contained six ḲA. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters The Dryad nymphs “Oft in its shade their festal dances held; “Oft would they, clasping hand in hand, surround “The mighty trunk: its girth around to mete, “Full thrice five cubits ask'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II There have been three different cubits—the Scriptural, the Roman, and the English. A Great Man A Frolic Over against the twenty cubits which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And for the north side an hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. The Bible Story It was usually in the city, of small size, given in cubits each way, or a trifle over a homer in area. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters No landowner wishes it to rise more than sixteen cubits. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens This is a plant, from the root of which shoot out a great many triangular stalks, to the height of six or seven cubits. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Some critics have said that the man could not have measured these sixty cubits; but the word measure is not used at all. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub. The Bible Story But it is certain that both in early times and during the First Dynasty of Babylon the GAR was only 12 U, and the U, if a cubit, would not be much over eighteen inches. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters And as he is armed with claws, if he had only thumbs his enormous strength would suffice to upset large vessels, for he is sometimes ten cubits long. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Two of these obelisks are still to be seen there, as well as another a hundred cubits, or twenty-five fathoms high, and eight cubits, or two fathoms, in diameter. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. The Bible Story For just as "nail," and "span," and "foot," and "cubit," and "pace" were the early measures of small distance, so the average day's march was the early measure of long distance. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture It is about a cubit high, on a stalk about the thickness of one's thumb. All About Coffee It must be remembered, that a cubit is a foot and a half. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And I answered, "I see a book flying; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits." The Bible Story I thought like as not I should see purple curtains hung on shinin’ poles, jest so many cubits long and high, and gorgeous carpets to walk on and ornaments and fringes and tossels. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands "I have recovered," he says, "divers young trees hereof, by sowing of the seed or grains of the height of three or four cubits, attending God's leisure for floures and fruit." The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare When he was four cubits from the place of stoning, they stripped off his garments. Hebrew Literature And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. The Bible Story Take care of the gulf in the ravine 2,000 cubits deep, full of rocks and rolling stones. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings I am inclined, however, to adopt, with Raleigh and Hales, the natural cubit, for the following reason. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Inside of it was the Chel, ten cubits broad, and twelve steps were there. Hebrew Literature The altar was of wood, three cubits high and two cubits long. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Dry salmon from the Danube, sturgeon, Venetian and Turkish caviare, pikes and pickerel a cubit long, flounders, and capon carp, and noble carp! Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 And Dedi replied, “Then I will cause that there be four cubits of water by the banks of the canal of Letopolis.” Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings And the ark, if measured by the common or natural cubit, must have been a vessel four hundred and fifty feet in length, seventy-five feet in breadth, and forty-five feet in height. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The height of each step was half a cubit, and the breadth half a cubit. Hebrew Literature And before the cells was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Four cubits was equal to about five feet eight inches. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 He was thirty cubits long, and his beard greater than two cubits; his body was as overlaid with gold, and his color as that of true lazuli. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings The dimensions of the temple of Jerusalem, threescore cubits long, twenty broad, and thirty high, were much smaller than those of the great edifices explored in Assyria. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life All the steps there were in height half a cubit, and in breadth half a cubit, except those of the porch. Hebrew Literature Each of these buildings has three stories and before each is a walk of ten cubits. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And an immense amount of water was necessary to cover the highest mountain tops to a depth of fifteen cubits. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood And the child came upon her hands, as a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis-lazuli. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings "The porch before the temple," twenty cubits by ten, may have been a propylæum, such as was discovered at Khorsabad in front of the palace. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life All the doors there were in height twenty cubits, and in breadth ten cubits, except that of the porch. Hebrew Literature In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z So three hundred cubits are six times fifty and ten times thirty. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Then the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis-lazuli. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings The great hall, or house, as it is rendered in the Bible, of the forest of Lebanon was thirty cubits high, upon four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams upon the pillars. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The Court of the women was 135 cubits in length, by 135 in breadth. Hebrew Literature He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z As to the door, it is certain that it was about thirteen or fourteen cubits from the earth. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood The height of the wheat therein is five cubits, of the ears thereof two cubits, and of the stalks thereof three cubits. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Or it is a quantity, like four, or cubit; or a quality, like good, black, straight; or a relation like long, double, master, slave; and so on throughout the ten categories. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The whole court was 187 cubits in length, and 135 cubits in breadth, and the thirteen places for bowing were there. Hebrew Literature The place is forty cubits long and twenty cubits broad. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Now, the ark, which was fifty cubits wide, measured six times as much in length, namely 300 cubits. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood And the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis-lazuli. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Thus standing on a pedestal of shoulders, he soared above all heads and appeared to be twelve cubits high. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt It ascended five cubits, and receded one cubit. Hebrew Literature The breadth of the door leading into the Holy part was ten cubits, but the door leading into the Most Holy was seven cubits broad, the number which denotes divine perfection. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z For he possessed the rapid recuperative power of his type; and, the fever once conquered, each day added a cubit to his returning vigour. Captain Desmond, V.C. And behold, the Khus, each one of whom therein is nine cubits in height, reap it near the divine Souls of the East. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Was the Nemesis coming upon him, not in one great clap, but stealthily, finger by finger, cubit by cubit, until his soul’s price was to be utterly paid? A Victor of Salamis The place for the horns was a cubit on each side. Hebrew Literature Verse 9 shows that the thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers without was five cubits, besides this there was a free place along the building. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z On the breast was a head of Medusa, wrought in ivory, and a figure of Victory about four cubits high. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The Babil mound probably represents the site of a palace built by Nebuchadrezzar at the northern extremity of the city walls and attached to a defensive outwork 60 cubits in length. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The dapper poet’s face was a cubit long. A Victor of Salamis From north to south there were 135 cubits. Hebrew Literature The length of the chamber on the south side, he says, is 34·380 feet = 20 cubits. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 The Egyptians did not use the sacred amma, or cubit, which is about twenty-five of our inches. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 It was famous for the brazen and colossal statue of the sun, seventy cubits high. Ancient States and Empires Twenty cubits of the city wall were pulled down to make a gate for the triumphal entry. A Victor of Salamis From the altar to the rings eight cubits. Hebrew Literature The Egyptian derah of 25·48 inches is practically one-fourth more in length than the old cubit of the city of Memphis. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 This sacred cubit was a well and easily established proportion of the earth’s diameter—the very standard now used by the English Government in surveying. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 On the subsequent ascendency of Sparta, the bones of Orestes were brought from Tegea, where they had reposed for generations, in a coffin seven cubits long. Ancient States and Empires In the River Ganges there are blue worms of sixty cubits long having two arms; these when the elephants come to drink in that river take their trunks in their hands and pull them off. More Science From an Easy Chair And on the east fifty cubits, as is said, “On the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.” Hebrew Literature Greaves gives this length 34·38 = 20 cubits of 20·628 inches. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 They used a profane cubit, as Sir Isaac Newton shows. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 The temple of Solomon was one hundred and twenty cubits high, the temple built by Zorobabel was but sixty cubits high, Ezra vi. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. Ringfield A Novel But you could not know how high was the entrance of the court, till he said, “And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits,” in length and height. Hebrew Literature But long ago the "divine" origin of the Scottish ell—as in recent times the divine origin of the so-called pyramidal cubit and inch—was pleaded rather strenuously. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 As we read on, we come next to William's own measurements, fixing the extent of St. Michael's Mount at two hundred cubits. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Both differences are largely exceeded by the range of difference among the estimates of the actual length of the sacred cubit, supposed to have contained twenty-five of these smaller units. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Enough, then, of this goose-cackle about Progress: Man, as he is, never will nor can add a cubit to his stature by any of its quackeries, political, scientific, educational, religious, or artistic. Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion “The length of the court shall be 100 cubits, and the breadth of it fifty everywhere.” Hebrew Literature It will be observed that the lengths of the cubits derived by Newton from the length of the King's chamber are shorter than the measured lengths of the cubits which have come down to us. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 The space of St. Michael's Mount is 200 cubits; it is everywhere surrounded by the sea, and there are religious monks of that place. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities It was 300 cubits in length, 50 in breadth, and 30 in height; and of whatever materials it was constructed, it was pitched over or pay'd with bitumen. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A semicircle of solid iron, covered with brass, four cubits radius.2. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler This teaches that the sockets were one cubit high. Hebrew Literature To do this, Noah was commanded to build an ark, three hundred cubits long, fifty broad, and thirty high. The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse But his greatest work was done in odd moments and at a heat; all the method in the world could not increase his real stature by a cubit. Washington Irving But then as they gained nothing by so doing, and as the fire burst out upon them, they retired to the wall that was eight cubits broad, and there they tarried. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 A quadrant of one and a half cubits radius, and an azimuth circle of three cubits.4. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler And the breadth of the curtains was forty cubits. Hebrew Literature It was to be made with three stories, and furnished with one door, and one window a cubit wide. The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse The Spirit of Wisdom in Arrangement; called the Lord or Father of Truth: throned on a four-square cubit, with a measuring-rod in his hand, or a potter's wheel. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature One hundred and seventeen ingots of gold and three hundred and sixty golden goblets went to the melting-pot, and with them a golden statue three cubits high and a lion of the same precious metal. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Zodiacal armillaries of melted brass, and turned out of the solid, of three cubits in diameter. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler As is said,606 “and the breadth of one curtain four cubits.” Hebrew Literature As Nemesis was the goddess who meted out fortune according to her idea of right, a measure was her symbol, and the Greek measure of a cubit was generally placed in her hand. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Personal mention of any of the Sophisticates added a cubit to reputation. Black Oxen Certain columns were erected in different parts of the valley, on which cubits and the subdivisions of cubits were marked and numbered, for the purpose of ascertaining precisely the rise of the water. Xerxes Makers of History An armillary sphere of brass, with a steel meridian, whose diameter was about 4 cubits. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler “As is said, ‘Ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.’ Hebrew Literature "Life is but thought," and by the power of the imagination he thinks to "gain a being more intense," to add a cubit to his spiritual stature. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The dimensions of the second of these is described as being 8 cubits in breadth and 1 gardu in length. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs We promise you that there are giants on the earth in these days, ay, and famous giants of their cubits! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 A quadrant of a solid plate of brass, five cubits in radius, shewing every ten seconds.16. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler “He must first reduce the size of the house by four cubits, and then rebuild it.” Hebrew Literature He pretends, in his narrative, that this impression measures eleven hands in length, a very different account from that of an historian of the ninth century, who declared it to be seventy-nine cubits long! Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World The gardu was probably equivalent to 18 cubits or about 30 feet. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Who, as the Gospel says, can by taking thought add one cubit to his stature? Spontaneous Activity in Education A geometrical square of iron, with an intercepted quadrant of five cubits, and divided into fifteen seconds.21. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler This teaches that the length of the tabernacle was thirty cubits. Hebrew Literature The tower built by the tribes that were dispersed is of bricks; its largest ground work must be two miles in circumference; its length is two hundred and forty cubits. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World What a Jew calls a 'cubit' an Englishman calls a 'foot,' but the result is pretty nearly the same. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The father and mother were about two cubits high, and the boy not over the length of one's forearm. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales It consisted of two equal wooden rules, five cubits long, and divided into 1414 parts. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler And on the west fifty cubits, as is said, “On the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits.” Hebrew Literature Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature? Fragments of science, V. 1-2 He cannot by taking thought add one cubit to his stature. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 Their place of meeting, on the seventh day, was divided by a wall, three or four cubits high, into two compartments, one for the women, the other for the men. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals His counsel must stand; and you may vex yourself, and disquiet your soul in the mean time, by impatience, but you cannot by your thought add one cubit to your stature. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning From both sides the hangings on the south to the tent were twenty cubits, and the tent was ten cubits broad, and from the tent to the hangings on the north were twenty cubits. Hebrew Literature "One cannot add a cubit to one's height, nor yet make oneself a lady;" that was the nature of Miss Mackenzie's argument with herself. Miss Mackenzie But a word or two: His stature is twelve cubits; would you so far Outstep these times, and be a Titan? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry And he can as easily add a cubit to his stature as add kindliness to his heart. Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women “Thou canst not make one hair black, nor add one cubit to thy stature,” &c. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning This teaches that its length was 100 cubits, as is said, “The length of the court shall be 100 cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere.” Hebrew Literature By what thought shall we add the cubits to the spiritual stature and reach the fullness of the Perfect Man? Natural Law in the Spiritual World “His height was six cubits and a span.” My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year O, why will we, some cubits high, pluck at The sun and moon, when we have that within Makes us the soul and centre of Heaven itself? Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet And if one of a cubit's height should imagine himself as tall as a mountain, and accordingly labour to stretch out himself, we would seek no other sign of madness. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning “To instruct thee that its length was ten cubits, and its breadth five cubits.” Hebrew Literature No man by taking thought has ever added a cubit to his stature; nor has any man by mere working at his soul ever approached nearer to the stature of the Lord Jesus. Natural Law in the Spiritual World If couped between the elbow and the wrist, it is a cubit arm. The Handbook to English Heraldry Was it because the waters of the Deluge rose fifteen cubits above the mountains?—or because they lasted fifteen decades of days? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The clothes he was clad in Proclaimed him an Arab at sight, And he had for a chum An uncommonly rum Old afreet, six cubits in height. Grimm Tales Made Gay He turned his face northward, and went eastward of the ascent about ten cubits. Hebrew Literature He adds the cubits to his stature just as the old man does. Natural Law in the Spiritual World Cubital forks: the branching or points of separation of the branches of the cubits. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology His sharp features were bronzed to the richest mahogany color, and garnished with a moustache and peak of grizzled hair "a cubit and a span"—or nearly—in length. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Holy of Holies in the Temple of Herod retained the form and dimensions of the Oracle in the Temple of Solomon; it was therefore a cube, twenty cubits in each principal measurement. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern And in it were three steps each half a cubit in height.” Hebrew Literature "Give your work," she says, "and your anxiety to others; trust me to add the cubits to your stature." Natural Law in the Spiritual World III Votive maid, who hath espousal Of the river's high carousal; Twenty cubits if he rise, This shall be his bridal prize. Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse There Jove-beloved Hector entered, and in his hand he held a spear of eleven cubits; the brazen point of the spear shone in front, and a golden ring encircled it. The Iliad of Homer (1873) We may intend to change, but by taking thought alone we cannot add a cubit to our stature. Human Traits and their Social Significance It ascended a cubit and receded a cubit. Hebrew Literature What man by taking thought can add a cubit to his stature? Natural Law in the Spiritual World He saw him, he says, absorbed in prayer, and then lifted up into the air about the height of two cubits from the ground. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life In his hand he held a spear of eleven cubits: and before him shone the golden point of the spear, and a golden ring surrounded it. The Iliad of Homer (1873) One of the pits is seventy ells, or cubits, deep, and the bitumen is reached through a crust of chalky soil. Byeways in Palestine And there was a sloping ascent579 to the south of the altar, thirty-two cubits long by sixteen broad. Hebrew Literature Wilt thou, who canst not add a cubit to thy stature, submit to be raised by the Type-Life within thee to the perfect stature of Christ? Natural Law in the Spiritual World I will make an ark of gopher-wood, the length thereof 300 cubits, the breadth of it 50 cubits, and the height of it 30 cubits, and I will pitch it within and without with pitch. The Holy Cross and Other Tales Assuming a cubit to be about 18 inches, the length of the ark was about 450 feet, its breadth about 75 feet, and its depth about 45 feet. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships It forms a seat, about a cubit above the ground, level and long enough for several. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Take from them fifty cubits for hangings, as is said, “The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits,”627 etc. Hebrew Literature No man by taking thought can add a cubit to his stature. Natural Law in the Spiritual World According to Strabo, the statue was of brass, and was seventy cubits, or one hundred feet high; and Chares was employed upon it twelve years. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) There was also, not long since, in this sacred enclosure a statue of solid gold, twelve cubits in height; at least so the Chaldeans affirm: I did not myself see it. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece I wanted but a cubit of it, or at most a fathom, and thou art pulling it out by the plethron. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection From the hangings on the west to the tent were twenty cubits, and the tent was thirty cubits long; and from the tent to the hangings on the east, there were fifty cubits. Hebrew Literature Its height is one hundred and twenty cubits, and its breadth is the same, in accordance with the express orders given by Ea. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Cubitus, a cubit, was 1½ feet long—Pollex, a thumb's breadth, 1 inch—Palmipes, a foot and hand's breadth, i.e. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) The royal cubit exceeds the common measure by three fingers' breadth. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece When they set out to look for gold they wash three small trayfuls at three places about five cubits apart. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala As between the tabernacle and the altar there were ten cubits, so from the hangings to the entrance of the court there were ten cubits. Hebrew Literature It is for this reason that the pool near a mosque is never less than ten cubits square. The Faith of Islam This plant was about ten cubits high, and had several coats or skins, one above another, which they separated with a needle. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) For one rupee they dig a patch 8 dangris long by one broad and a cubit in depth, or 675 cubic feet. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) The huts are built in one line and do not touch each other, at least a cubit’s distance being left between each. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala And there was a place a cubit square with a tablet of marble, and to it was fastened a ring, and a chain upon which the keys were suspended. Hebrew Literature Another example of personification may be seen in the recumbent figures of river-gods—notably that of the Nile, with his sixteen cubits, as babies, playing around him. Religion and Art in Ancient Greece An aura was one hundred cubits of land. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March He wrote and dedicated small songs to her, and their relationship added cubits to the boy's stature. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians The oath pronounced on 1¼ seers of sugar tied up in 1¼ cubits of cloth was considered the most solemn and binding which a Sānsia could take. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The Mountain of the House was 500 cubits square. Hebrew Literature This statue was made by the celebrated Phidias, and was 150 cubits high. A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses It had, however, a base of thirty cubits square, and a height, excluding the pediment, of thirteen cubits; the height of the pediment from its bed to its top was seven cubits. The Ten Books on Architecture A nodding forest of crests, red and black, rising a cubit above the uncovered helmets of the legionaries, seemed to fill the eastern plain and extend almost to where the Adriatic beat upon the shingle. The Lion's Brood Miscellaneous.--3 inches 1 palm, 4 inches 1 hand, 9 inches 1 span, 18 inches 1 cubit, 21.8 inches 1 Bible cubit. 2-1/2 feet 1 military pace. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Rabbi José said, “at first it was only twenty-eight cubits square.” Hebrew Literature But there was also an equestrian statue of Theodoric raised on a pyramid six cubits high. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation He made this large tower twenty stories high, each story having a gallery round it, three cubits wide. The Ten Books on Architecture The first element of discord to be considered is the division of things by personal proportion, as by fathom, yard, cubit, foot, etc. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 A prince’s glaive was in his hand, a cubit from hilt to edge, that would draw blood from the wind; swifter was it than. The Mabinogion Vol. 2 Upon its four sides we learn that it measured from the middle twelve cubits to every side. Hebrew Literature If so, it must have been about fifteen thousand tons, taking the length of the cubit in the Bible story at eighteen inches. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas For if we take two palms from the cubit, there remains the foot of four palms; but the palm contains four fingers. The Ten Books on Architecture It is a square well with an octagonal pillar marked in cubits in the centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" It was sometimes a dangerous journey; the snow was many cubits deep, and at this time of the year it was frequently so soft that a man would sink to his hips. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 And the upper one a cubit—a cubit, and the landing four cubits. Hebrew Literature He likewise erected statues of himself, formed of stone, with a bow and a lance: which statues were in length four cubits and four palms, according to the dimensions of his own height and stature. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Further, it was from the members of the body that they derived the fundamental ideas of the measures which are obviously necessary in all works, as the finger, palm, foot, and cubit. The Ten Books on Architecture I slew Goliath, who was six cubits long. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays It "hath a little stalk of a cubit high, round, and joyned, whereupon do grow leaves very finely cut, like to those of Fennel, but much smaller." Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure It follows that the uppermost was thirty cubits; and between each one there was a row of stones. Hebrew Literature This time it was to be in bronze, two cubits and a quarter in height; in the casting he was to be assisted by Benedetto da Rovezzano. Michael Angelo Buonarroti The spirit of War has breathed its fires into their hearts; the drill sergeant has taken thought and has added one cubit to their stature. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Box after box was added to the collection till scarcely a cubit's space remained unoccupied on board our fossil ark. Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections Amherst thought she looked taller, more majestic; so readily may the upward slant of a soft chin, the firmer line of yielding brows, add a cubit to the outward woman. The Fruit of the Tree The place for the tread of the priests eleven cubits. Hebrew Literature The avowed liberalism of Robert may, however, have done more in reality to shock Sir Henry, than his inability to add a cubit to his stature. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 And the foundation was of cos'ly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. The Way of the Wind And they record also that this olive was burnt when the Persians set fire to Athens; but tho burnt, it grew the same day two cubits. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two As you cannot, by thinking, add a cubit to your stature, so can you not, by thinking, add a storey to your brain. Platform Monologues The temple 100 cubits; and eleven cubits behind the House of Atonement. Hebrew Literature |
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