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... ruins of a castle , but little known , nor remarkable in history , and which , even in its best days , could never have been distinguished by any architectural beauty . It had probably once been the stronghold of some petty chieftain ...
... ruins of a castle , but little known , nor remarkable in history , and which , even in its best days , could never have been distinguished by any architectural beauty . It had probably once been the stronghold of some petty chieftain ...
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... deeds done in the cause of goodness and right . At the time I am alluding to now , the eldest boy , Willie , was nearly fourteen . One evening the con- versation turned on the old ruins near them , and Introduction . 3.
... deeds done in the cause of goodness and right . At the time I am alluding to now , the eldest boy , Willie , was nearly fourteen . One evening the con- versation turned on the old ruins near them , and Introduction . 3.
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... ruins are but small and poor : a complete ancient castle consisted of a fortress surrounded by a " moat " or ditch ; an outwork called a " barbican , " intended to guard the gate or drawbridge ; then there was an artificial mound of ...
... ruins are but small and poor : a complete ancient castle consisted of a fortress surrounded by a " moat " or ditch ; an outwork called a " barbican , " intended to guard the gate or drawbridge ; then there was an artificial mound of ...
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... ruin , still exteriorly appears almost untouched by time , the walls being of great thick- ness , and the architecture of the whole building peculiarly beautiful , as it stands up in majestic dignity above the broad river , which widens ...
... ruin , still exteriorly appears almost untouched by time , the walls being of great thick- ness , and the architecture of the whole building peculiarly beautiful , as it stands up in majestic dignity above the broad river , which widens ...
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... ruin , with not many of its chambers still entire . The Parliamentary force besieged and took it in 1646 , and demolished it as far as they could , under General Mytton ; and in later times its owner , Earl Conway , completed its ...
... ruin , with not many of its chambers still entire . The Parliamentary force besieged and took it in 1646 , and demolished it as far as they could , under General Mytton ; and in later times its owner , Earl Conway , completed its ...
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