 ... inner court, and bearing in the names attached to each portion of the magnificent mass, and in the armorial bearings which were there blazoned, the emblems of mighty chiefs who had long passed away, and whose history, could Ambition have lent ear...  Kenilworth - Page 74by Walter Scott - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 698 pages
...chiefs who had long passed away, and whose history, could ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite, who had now acquired and was augmenting the fair domain. A large •nd massive keep, which formed the citadel of the castle was of uncertain though great antiquity.... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - England - 1859 - 704 pages
...it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite who had acquired, and was now augmenting, this fair domain. A large and massive keep, which formed...uncertain though great antiquity. It bore the name of Ctesar, probably from йя resemblance to that in the Tower of London eo called. • • • The external... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - England - 1862 - 720 pages
...citadel of the castle, was of uncertain though great antiquity. It bore the name of Cesar, probably from its resemblance to that in the Tower of London so called. * * * The external wall of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended... | |
 | William Howitt - Abbeys - 1864 - 254 pages
...had long patted away, and whofe hiftory, could ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a leffbn to the haughty favourite who had now acquired and was augmenting the fair domain The external wall of this royal caftle was, on the fouth and weft fides, adorned and defended by a... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 358 pages
...chiefs who had long passed away, and whose history, could Ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite, who had now acquired...in the Tower of London so called. Some antiquaries ascribe its foundation to the time of Kenelph, from whom the Castle had its name, a Saxon King of Mercia,... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - England - 1866 - 306 pages
...chiefs who had long passed away, and whose history, could ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite who had now acquired, and was augmenting the fair domain The external wall of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1869 - 696 pages
...who had long passed away, and •whose history, could Ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite, who had now acquired...in the Tower of London so called. Some antiquaries ascribe its foundation to the time of Kenelph, from whom the Castle had its name, a Saxon King of Mercia,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1871 - 496 pages
...chiefs who had long passed away, and whose history, could Ambition have lent ear to it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite, who had now acquired...uncertain though great antiquity. It bore the name of Csesar, perhaps from its resemblance to that in the Tower of London so called. Some antiquaries ascribe... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - England - 1872 - 820 pages
...it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite who hod acquired, and was now augmenting, this fair domain. A large and massive keep, which formed...though great antiquity. It bore the name of Caesar, probably from > ito resemblance to that in the Tower of London so called. * * * The external wall of... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - England - 1872 - 726 pages
...it, might have read a lesson to the haughty favourite who had acquired, and was now augmenting, this fair domain. A large and massive keep, which formed...though great antiquity. It bore the name of Caesar, probably from its resemblance to that in the Tower of London so called. » » » xhe external wall... | |
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