"Long measure" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of liquid; and she may have four feet of tuak in it," answered the millionaire, laughing at the idea of measuring a fluid by Long Measure. "I think the girl comes nearer to being a beauty than any girl I ...
— Four Young Explorers - Sight-Seeing in the Tropics • Oliver Optic
... tell you whom to let out or take in," he replied. "I'm holding you responsible. I've told you a good deal, but not all, by a good long measure. This stealing has got to stop, and you can stop it. You would better stop it. Now go ...
— Blue Goose • Frank Lewis Nason
... what he's asked for, he puts his hand into the big basket on her other side, maybe more than once, too; how'll that do for helping himself to long measure, hey?" ...
— Uncle Rutherford's Nieces - A Story for Girls • Joanna H. Mathews |
