Royal castles of England; comprising an account of those ancient fortresses which from the days of William the Conqueror either were the homes of English sovereigns or have been intimately associated with the history and romance of their lives (1913)
Shelley, Henry Charles. [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 322
enshrined its spirit of romanceand paid tribute to the faithfulness which laid thebuilding in ruin. Stranger! ponder here awhile;Pause in Raglans ruined pile;All that wealth and power, combined,With skill to plan, and taste refined,To rear a structure fit to beThe home of Englands chivalry.Was… … THE TOWER OF GWENT, RAGLAN CASTLE. An Outpost of the Civil War 239 To shield the Monarch in his need,In Freedoms glorious cause to bleed;To loyalty surrendering all —Then, with their falling King to fall! Beautiful as the castle is in decay, suggesting byits stately towers, its exquisite masonry,…
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