Castles

Examples

• He was the first man that brought ships to contemn castles on the shore. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It would take away his title and his lands and his castles, and--it would take them away from Jane Porter also. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• We have all read of the castles in olden days into which the owner could retire and raise a drawbridge across a ditch, thus putting a barrier in the way of his enemies. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• They had a charming time, for _The Seven Castles Of The Diamond Lake_ was as brilliant and wonderful as heart could wish. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The high and snowy mountains were its immediate boundaries; but we saw no more ruined castles and fertile fields. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The airy foundation on which I built my castles caused them ever to descend. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Unimportant people slept about anywhere as retainers did in the medi?val castles and as people still do in Indian households. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true, and we could live in them? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The keepers of those houses or castles might be considered as a sort of military governors. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The castles, churches and convents of the middle ages had their often highly ornamental locks and their warders to guard and open them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Hence they remain mere fancies, romantic castles in the air, or aimless speculations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• His houses were all built in the form of castles, and seem to have been the principal fortresses which he possessed. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• You're going to the theater to see the _Seven Castles! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Do you remember our castles in the air? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The pawns were little green and white men, with real swords and shields; the knights were on horseback, the castles were on the backs of elephants. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• When the heavy, unwieldy bombards with stone balls were used, artillery was mostly confined to castles, towns, forts, and ships. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.

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