Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 302
the hill, out of range ofthe stones and luirning oil of the defenders. More shotsare fired, and now there are answering shots from the be-sieged ; and so naturally does the din increase, that one canfollow, by listening, the progress of the attack and the slow,sure gain of the invader. Some of the… … often, too little time is spent upon the nave.—CARCASSONNE. Carcassonne. 277 them—they throw wads of burning cotton, which are atfirst extinguished. They still gain—they fire the walls inseveral places; and the defenders, who can be seen in theflashes of light, run frantically to the danger spots;…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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