London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 378
arp instrument would merely lodge itself in the opposite wall,and any instrument or weapon not sharp would just strikeagainst that wall, and, having spent its force, fall harmlessly tothe floor. From the manner of constructing the loopholes in theground floor, it is evident that, while they… … of the loophole, and the steps ascending to it. The loopholeis placed at the outer end of the arch, and, by the latter beingraised at /•, it is not only placed at the top of the arch, butconsiderably above the crown of its entrance at I. As the loop-holes, even on this floor, are at such a height…
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