Instead of stalking down the rugged path we ascended, we chose one which was bedded knee-deep in loose ashes, and ploughed our way with prodigious strides that would almost have shamed the performance of him of the
seven-league boots.
The Innocents Abroad
The stranger on foot must have worn
seven-league boots to travel at such a rate.
From Twice Told Tales
His imagination donned its
seven-league boots. He saw himself proposing--eloquently--accepted, married, living happily ever after.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
Released, she seizes spider flesh, and, setting off in her
seven-league boots, she reaches the nest and strides right past--by exactly the 50% predicted.
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Clicking through the slides, at www.registerguard.com, is like striding through history in
seven-league boots. Each of the 38 endorsements encapsulates a moment in the life of the country, the newspaper and the community it serves.
148 years of endorsements
In the land of Ingary, where such things as
seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three.
A LINE LESS ORDINARY
BEST FOR:
Seven-league boots. Big-footed folk will find plenty of room.
The best seven-seat cars on sale today; Motors with seven seats are perfect for families and those who need extra space
Quaking, I moved to the publisher's main office in Maryland as VOYA's editor-in-chief, with no idea how I would fill her shoes more accurately, her
seven-league boots.
The strength of her freedom: Dorothy M. Broderick's VOYA legacy
The opening of Howl thus constructs a particular world that immediately shows its debt to fairy tale conventions: "In the land of Ingary [...] such things as
seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist" (9).
Building castles in the air: (de)construction in Howl's Moving Castle
And while it is highly unlikely that Big Buck's is still improving, Grands Crus is wearing
seven-league boots when it comes to stepping up each time he sees the racecourse.
Seconds out as new challenger promises the champ a real fight; TRIALS DAY AT CHELTENHAM
I can see (for I am brighter even than Rudolph) that winter, particularly before we all had carbon footprints the size of
seven-league boots, is a good time to try to brighten things up a bit.
Lighten up and Yule find you're a whole lot merrier
Stay tuned as science strides across this field in
seven-league boots.
The domestication of the dog, part II
Most of them aren't fit to clean his
seven-league boots much less use them to stride to victory.
Even Botham can't Beef up our boys!; Mission Impossible for Mr Motivator
The former Chicago Bears Super Bowl hero wasn't exactly wobbling in his
seven-league boots at the prospect of facing Hastings.
FRIDGE OF SIZE!