towery
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Origin of towery
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Time, too, though in moral sadness wisely called a shadow, has been clothed with terrific attributes, and the sweep of his scythe has shorn the towery diadem of cities.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson
Far in the north Himálaya, lifting high His towery summits till they cleave the sky, Spans the wide land from east to western sea, Lord of the hills, instinct with deity.
From The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa by Kalidasa
This said, his sea-green steeds divide the foam, And reach high Aegae and the towery dome.
From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope
Exalt thy towery head, and lift thy eyes!
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by George Gilfillan
He saw, and gently rose above the stream; His shining horns diffuse a golden gleam: With pearl and gold his towery front was dress'd, The tributes of the distant East and West.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by George Gilfillan
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