towery
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Origin of towery
Example Sentences
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A window space Just from their towery refuge let them look Over familiar earth now tranced.
From Preludes 1921-1922 by Drinkwater, John
Thus having said, the glorious chief resumes His towery helmet black with shading plumes.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
Exalt thy towery head, and lift thy eyes!
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Gilfillan, George
Haste, my brother flood; And check this mortal that controls a god; Our bravest heroes else shall quit the fight, And Ilion tumble from her towery height.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
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
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