TOAD'S ADVENTURES When Toad found himself immured in a dank and noisome dungeon, and knew that all the grim darkness of a medieval fortress lay between him and the outer world of sunshine and well-metalled high roads where he had lately been so happy, disporting himself as if he had bought up every road in England, he flung himself at full length on the floor, and shed bitter tears, and abandoned himself to dark despair.
) The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress.
If the crowds get too overwhelming, visitors are told to take a gondola ride to King Herod's 2,000-year-old Masada fortress or set off on a peaceful morning boat ride across the Sea of Galilee.
Golubac Fortress - Golubac's early history is uncertain.
It is great to be in the driving seat, but fellow motorists must watch out, lest a collision with this mobile fortress demolish their more humble hatchbacks.
It is a fool's errand to try to recreate a mythical time when Fortress America was impregnable, unaffected by the world's troubles.
Superman had his Fortress of Solitude, you need your cave when sleeping during the day after a night shift.
Above them a great fortress extends the precipice way beyond its natural height.
You can't just sit in your fortress of solitude and watch streams of work flow your way.
The ancient fortress city is famous for exquisite tea gardens and gorgeous tiled mosques, sensuous spices and stunning sights.
It was just like the soldiers the fortress, not relaxing your effort for even a moment.
West of the ancient fortress appears Red Cliff where General Zhou won his early fame When the Three Kingdom were in flame.
Hao Zhao, the general guarding the city dug the trenches deep and built the fortress strong.
But Li kui said it would be impossible to find the girl because every man in the fortress was under Song Jiang's command.
) The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King John", Act 5 scene 7 This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This ble
Yet this is your prototype, who season by season Against siege of rain and the wind's attrition, Preserves his stock, an impregnable fortress Not to be stormed even in death's confusion.
The youth wandered on, and after some time came to a fortress where he begged for a night's lodging.
They opened the book, and turned to the psalm, "A mighty fortress is our God.
The ruined old ramparts of the fallen fortress are now the last visible witness of your childhood home; their lengthening sunset shadows point to the spot where stood the house in which you were born.
