... Castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the Castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to... The castles and abbeys of England - Pàgina 232per William Beattie - 1844 - 10 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| G. Phillips Bevan - 1894 - 170 pàgines
...cincture, which admits into the base court by the side of Leicester's great gate-tower or barbican, ' equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief,' and now used as a modern residence. The salient point of the buildings within the inner court is Cceiar's... | |
| William James Rolfe - 1896 - 304 pàgines
...hardly be possible — as it was then. Its very gate-house, still standing complete, was, as Scott says, "equal in extent and superior in architecture to the baronial castle of many a northern chief"; but this was the mere portal of the majestic structure, enclosing seven acres with its walls, equally... | |
| Bertram Coghill Alan Windle - 1899 - 270 pàgines
...short distance beyond the fine gatehouse which was erected by Leicester, and which, as Scott says, " is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle, of many a northern chief." It is the only part of the Castle which is now occupied as a dwelling-place, the entrance passage having... | |
| Walter Scott - 1849 - 344 pàgines
...untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gate-house, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial jastle of many a northern chief. Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red deer, fallow deer,... | |
| Lafayette Charles Loomis - 1901 - 654 pàgines
...hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gatehouse, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent...to the baronial castle of many a Northern chief." After the death of Leicester, Kenilworth was seized by the crown, and, at a later period, conferred... | |
| 1904 - 484 pàgines
...and defended by a lake. . . . Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red-deer, fallow-deer, roes, and every species of game, and abounding with...the castle were seen to rise in majesty and beauty. Scott's "Kenilworth." BUSINESS LETTER 150 East 28th St., New York, September 5, 1902. James McCreery... | |
| Francis Whiting Halsey - 1914 - 236 pàgines
...untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gate-house, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent,...chief. Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red-deer, fallow-deer, roes, and every species of game, and abounding with lofty trees, from among... | |
| Francis Whiting Halsey - 1914 - 252 pàgines
...castle of many a northern chief. Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red-deer, fallow-deer, roes, and every species of game, and abounding with lofty trees, from among which the extended front and massive towers of the castle were seen to rise in majesty and beauty.... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 464 pàgines
...artificial, across which Leicester constructed a stately bridge. The gate-house, which still exists, is equal in extent, and superior in architecture,...northern chief. Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, fall of red deer, fallow dear, roes, and every species of game, and abounding with lofty trees, from... | |
| Walter Scott - 1923 - 716 pàgines
...equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief. 102 Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red...the castle were seen to rise in majesty and beauty. We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the... | |
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