towery
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Origin of towery
Example Sentences
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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 Wilson, John
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
Exalt thy towery head, and lift thy eyes!
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Gilfillan, George
This said, his sea-green steeds divide the foam, And reach high Aegae and the towery dome.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
A window space Just from their towery refuge let them look Over familiar earth now tranced.
From Preludes 1921-1922 by Drinkwater, John
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