| 单词 | barbican |
| 例句 | There was a large hidden trap-door in the floor of the barbican, which would let them into the moat after all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not look back as he rode away from Bliant Castle—and Elaine, standing on the barbican tower, did not wave. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly the madness was behind and they were clattering across the cobbled square that fronted on the castle barbican. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The shade of the gatehouse was cool, but the barbican, with its close walls, was hottest of all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If the barbican fell, the castle still had two courtyards, or baileys, from which last gasp fighting could be carried out. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z A good friend, sir, to a man in danger, may stand like a barbican, as it were, before a fortress, encountering the first attack of the enemy. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Soon in his saddle sate he fast, And soon the steep descent he past, Soon crossed the sounding barbican, And soon the Teviot side he won. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z Money paid for the support of a barbican. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z And with these words he seized the bridle of the palfrey, smote the earth with his magic staff, and sank with the princess through the centre of the barbican. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Nine gates, one of which boasts a barbican, admit the stranger to her dark up-and-down-hill streets. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z I could not help thinking as I passed through the gloomy gateways and barbican of the many prisoners whose feet had brushed these very stones in “the brave days of old.” The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z In vain the Christians tried by every means to drive the Turks from the barbican; they could never be dislodged. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Mr. Browning is in error when he makes the spider shoot her threads from depth to height, from barbican to battlement. l. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The principal entrance was protected by a portcullis and drawbridge, and by an immense barbican, greatly disproportioned to the size of the castle, on the opposite site of the moat. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Then the Constable's voice was heard amid the din, "Onwards, men, the place is ours," and regaining their wits, the Englishmen rushed forward and reached the deserted barbican. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The gateway is comparatively sound, the barbican is sadly dilapidated; and within other parts of the old walls which have been repaired, Lord Feversham’s tenants assemble once a year to pay their rents. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z That on the east is defended by two great towers and a semicircular barbican. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z At the gate the king climbs from the howdah into a midwall opening and ascends to the barbican. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z It had thick machicolated towers at every corner, gates with drawbridges and barbicans. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z In all, including the bombard in the barbican, there were eleven pieces of ordnance, a score barrels of powder, steel caps, hauberks, and weapons of all descriptions. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The headquarters of Essex were in this park, through which a long avenue of sycamores leads to a barbican of fine workmanship, behind which appears the simple façade of the two-storied house. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z On the side of the town the castle is protected by a wide moat, and the entrance is masked by another large semicircular barbican. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z When they had partially quenched their thirst, they stretched themselves on the turf under the shadow of the ruined barbican, and Mohr began to make a cigarette. The Children of the World One was like a barbican, having towers and loopholes for the archers. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. The drawbridge was raised, and the outer fortalice or barbican was furnished with a massive door. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Near by is Helsbury Beacon, 700 ft. above sea-level, and crowned with a fine circular earthwork which has a barbican on the east. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Between this deep and well-protected portal and the land stood an octagonal platform on which was built an advance work, or barbican, the intervening spaces being bridged by drawbridges. Hastings and Neighbourhood He rode to the barbican of the castle and called to the porter, praying him in courteous language to let him in from the storm. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur What an extraordinarily fascinating and profoundly impressive place, from the very stones of the courtyard to the defiant-looking warrior figures on the battlements of the barbican, and elsewhere. In the Border Country It had nine square towers, a bastioned keep on the east, and a barbican with unequal sides, which covered the Porta a Mare, or of S. Rocco. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The pale luster, streaming through narrow barbican and mildewed arch, touched the decaying ruin of San Felipe with the wand of enchantment, and restored it to pristine freshness and strength. Carmen Ariza From the village the entrance to the castle is through the barbican, or outer gate, a work of gigantic strength and massive grandeur, which has been the scene of many a brave encounter. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The twelve gates, six on the left bank of the river and six on the right, are strengthened by barbicans. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The only entrance is under the vaulted archway of the barbican, still as jealously guarded as if Saracen, Turk, or Spaniard threatened an attack. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Nine square towers defended the walls, and the principal gate was protected by a barbican. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Guarded by a barbican and surrounded by trees it rises upon its artificial mound some little distance in front of the city. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 After entering the barbican, which admits to the outer ward, the visitor passes between the Abbot's Tower on the left and the Corner Tower and Auditor's Tower on the right. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel I doubt not, that, armed as I was, and with wind-disordered hair, I presented in front of that grim barbican a sufficiently sinister appearance. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) As barbican Sends out its darts, and after flings A dole of myrrh where groan Is loudest, sings Thy grace to me, me thus Unbeauteous By thee. Path Flower and Other Verses About half-past ten a trumpet was heard to wind at the bridge-foot, and a couple of horses came tramping over the planks, making the chains rattle even to the barbican, where their riders dismounted. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... It was then, probably, that the towers were made along the embattled walls, and especially one of those peculiar towers called a barbican, contrived so as to give an outlook on approaching foes. Chatterbox, 1906 Circular towers, protected by a barbican, guard the entrance on the land side. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel When the main body of the invaders appeared, the great bell of the fortress at last rang out a stirring peal, and before the barbican the trumpets sounded to horse. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines In the barbican sat several prisoners in chains, begging their bread. All's Well Alice's Victory It was surrounded by a low stone wall of prodigious weight of masonry, and was approached from the mainland by a drawbridge and barbican. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... These barbicans had a device by which hot water or stones could be flung down upon any enemy who succeeded in passing the bridge. Chatterbox, 1906 Entrance to the castle is gained by a bridge crossing the moat; this has replaced the old drawbridge and leads to a gatehouse with battlements, a kind of barbican, of two storeys. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See I see him now; he heads a body of men close under the outer barrier of the barbican. The Literary World Seventh Reader Three men, two of them miners, suddenly appeared running towards the gate, and making eager signs to the sentries in the barbican with the view of obtaining speedy admission. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War On another wall Ambrogio has depicted the prosperous city of Siena, girt by battlements and moat, with tower and barbican and drawbridge, to insure its peace. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Each of these entrances to the city was protected by barbican, portcullis, and gate. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century Ay,—let your science scheme and plan With better skill than so; Touch not this dear old barbican, Nor dare to lay it low! My Life as an Author I myself will take post at the barbican. The Literary World Seventh Reader Freiberg's strong gates and barbicans, her towers, walls, and moats, have, for the most part, passed away. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War Just then another bugle blared from the barbican. Beatrix of Clare And very shortly, even the next day, the Earl of Warwick with an attendant squire rode up the approach to the barbican gate, and was admitted. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars In the first the barbican was taken; in the next the outer baily was stormed; in the third the interior baily was won; and in the last the keep was split asunder. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There are but two men who occupy the float; fling them into the moat and push across to the barbican. The Literary World Seventh Reader For three long days we held the barbican against their united efforts. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century Fastening the other end to a projection in the barbican, he whirled the weighted one around his head, then suddenly let it fly. Beatrix of Clare "We must wait for our men--I will go out and blow my horn without the barbican." The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars At the barbican all the Aquitanians except Richard dismounted, and all stayed about him while a herald went forward to tell the King who was come in. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay I will charge from the main gate and attack the barbican on the outside. The Literary World Seventh Reader The stronghold itself consisted of a large square or oblong like that at Donnington, Berkshire, and the approach was carefully guarded by strong gateways, advanced works, walled galleries, and barbicans. Vanishing England With banners to the fore, they marched across the open space to the barbican and the herald blew the parley. Beatrix of Clare You advance and walk between those walls and under the trees, wander along the barbicans, pass under the falling arcades from which spring large, waving plants. Over Strand and Field There is a room in one of the barbican towers occupying its entire circumference, but so effectually hidden that its existence would never be suspected. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. The portal which led from the inner wall of the barbican, now held by the besiegers, to the moat and corresponded with a sally-port in the main wall of the castle was suddenly opened. The Literary World Seventh Reader It consists of two huge piles of buildings which with a strong gate-house and barbican form four distinct forts, capable of separate defence should any one or other fall into the hands of an enemy. Vanishing England "It is evident the garrison is very small," De Bury observed, "else they would not have abandoned the barbican without a blow." Beatrix of Clare The first case of the series, contains the South American and African barbets, and the groove-billed barbican; the minute woodpecker, the North American three-toed and white-billed woodpecker, and the spotted woodpecker common in Europe. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Iztacmaxitlan is said to have been the next stage after leaving Xocotla, and is described as a populous district, with a strong city or fortress on a high rock, defended by barbicans and ditches.--E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Formerly the plateau was gained by a rugged path which finally entered the precincts of the fortress through a rectangular barbican. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 Three causeways, each with its drawbridge, gate, and portcullis, lead to the smallest island or inner barbican, a fortified mill contributing to the defences. Vanishing England Suddenly a bugle rang loudly from before the barbican, followed in a moment by the rattle of the drawbridge and the clatter of hoofs on the planks. Beatrix of Clare Within the barbican was another group of veteran invalids, one mounting guard at the portal, while the rest, wrapped in their tattered cloaks, slept on the stone benches. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number) On the north is the Tudor barbican gate. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association To the right is the approach to the castle by the south gate to the barbican, crossed by a wall, with the middle gate, with the east gate at the extremity of the line. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 There was an outer bailey or court surrounded by a strong wall, with a barbican guarding the entrance, consisting of a strong gate protected by two towers. Vanishing England I found another gateway and another ruined barbican, and near to these, on the verge of the precipice, a high rectangular tower, which was the citadel and prison. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine So she spurred her horse in that direction, until she drew near a bridge, and descried the white walls and the barbican of a circular castle. Four Arthurian Romances The access, as usual in castles of the period, lay through an arched barbican, or outwork, which was terminated and defended by a small turret at each corner. Ivanhoe He espieth it at the head of the forest, and seeth that it is large and strong, with strong barbicans embattelled, and at the entrance of the gateway were fifteen heads of knights hanging. The High History of the Holy Graal The wall of the castle court was high and flanked by seven towers; a deep moat was cut on the western side, where was the barbican and drawbridge. Vanishing England A little in front of an arched gateway was a ruined barbican, the inner surface of the walls being green with ferns and moss. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine One of them fell onto the barbican and into the moat, and was saved. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc He blenches not! he blenches not!" said Rebecca, "I see him now; he leads a body of men close under the outer barrier of the barbican. Ivanhoe The little boy was filled with awe and his childish imagination ran riot as they approached the crumbling barbican on foot, leading the horse after them. The Outlaw of Torn Before the barbican the party was halted by the guard. The Mad King On entering the small outer barbican, which is reached by a lane from the market-place, we come to the base of the Norman keep. Yorkshire When he returned, they stationed many men in the villa and others on the barbicans and in the orchards near the villa. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc Lead thy men down, as if to a sally; throw the postern-gate open—There are but two men who occupy the float, fling them into the moat, and push across for the barbican. Ivanhoe All three gates were strongly fortified with towered and buttressed barbicans which must be taken before the main gates could be reached. The Outlaw of Torn He wished that the light was not there, for the window was in plain view of the guard on the lookout upon the barbican. The Mad King After this the line of fortifications turns to the north, and Walmgate Bar shows its battlemented turrets and its barbican, the only one which has survived. Yorkshire There he stood at the barbican of his castle, with formidable beak couched like a lance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 No. To the barbican, and there wait my orders. Ivanhoe Quickly she hastened to the outer barbican that it might be she who answered their hail rather than one of the men-at-arms on watch there. The Outlaw of Torn The unsettled political conditions which overhung the little kingdom of Lutha were evident in the return to medievalism which the raised portcullis and the armed guard upon the barbican of the ancient feudal fortress revealed. The Mad King The barbican was removed in 1831, and the interior has been much restored, without, however, destroying its fascination. Yorkshire A moat surrounds the whole castle, crossed by a drawbridge, protected on the side remote from the castle by a barbican. English Villages Louis IX. constructed a great barbican below the castle, commanding the bridge over the Aude, but that was destroyed some years ago. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc "Come, Sir Mortimer!" cried the boy, and turning he led the prancing but subdued animal toward the castle and through the ruined barbican into the court beyond. The Outlaw of Torn He heard the voices of the sentries in the barbican as they conversed with the newcomers. The Mad King On the same side is a massive barbican, looking across an open space to St. Mary's Church, which suffered so severely during the sieges of the castle. Yorkshire Their purpose was much more like that of loopholes in a mediaeval barbican. Two Summers in Guyenne Behind the masts, along the barbican, the cottages stand close and thick, then clamber and straggle up the acclivities behind, decreasing in their numbers as they ascend. Lying Prophets In these pieces we made the most of the old gates, especially Walmgate Bar, which has a barbican. Seven English Cities For five minutes there was no sound other than the pawing of the horses outside the barbican and the subdued conversation of their riders. The Mad King There are but two men who occupy the float, fling them into the moat, push across for the barbican. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 The gateway is in imitation of the ancient barbican; being a kind of outpost and flanked by towers; tho evidently for mere ornament, instead of defense. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 But here, of a sudden, the fugitives checked their flight as out from the barbican Walkyn leapt, brandishing his axe, and with the fifty at his back. Beltane the Smith But we came back gladly to Bootham Bar, holding that a portcullis was equal any day to a barbican, and feeling as if we had got home in the more familiar neighborhood. Seven English Cities Order the coach around at the barbican in twenty minutes from now—twenty minutes, mind, without fail. The Splendid Spur "No. To the barbican, and there wait my orders, I trust thee not, De Bracy." Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 But soon the conflict became even more desperate when the Black Knight, at the head of a body of his followers, led an attack upon the outer barrier of the barbican. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Then, Walkyn, sally ye out of the barbican and smite them at the drawbridge, so shall we have them front and rear. Beltane the Smith The happy Edwin and his mother having embraced these dear relatives with yet more tender affections yearning in their bosoms, accompanied Murray to the door of the barbican, which contained Lord Ruthven. The Scottish Chiefs The clock over the barbican struck four: and in a minute was being answer'd from tower after tower, down in the city. The Splendid Spur He blenches not!—he blenches not!" said Rebecca, "I see him now, he leads a body of men close under the outer barrier of the barbican. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 "Go to the barbican," said the victor in a tone of authority, "and wait there my further orders." The Junior Classics — Volume 5 They planted two ladders at a barbican near the sea; and the wall was well defended by Englishmen and Danes; and 42 the attack was stiff and good and fierce. Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople It pleases me to know that the great Sir Walter himself had a hand in the building of this very house, planned the barbican and the water-gate. The Upton Letters A voice from the guardroom in the barbican answer'd him through the darkness. The Splendid Spur It was an admirable reproduction of a Gothic castle, designed and built by a competent architect, with barbican, battlements, and machiocolaions all complete, the whole of gleaming, transparent ice-blocks, a genuine thing of beauty. The Days Before Yesterday Twice the barbican was forced, and twice the assailants were driven forth headlong with excessive loss. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada So he was sent for, and came with armour rent and red sword in hand, for he had just beaten back an attack upon the barbican, and asked what was their pleasure. The Brethren As is always the case in houses built before carriages were in use, the vault of the doorway forms a very low archway not unlike the barbican of a prison. The Commission in Lunacy In the silence that follow'd, the barbican clock began to strike, and half a dozen troopers tumbled out from the guardroom, some laughing, some grumbling at the coldness of the night. The Splendid Spur Thousands of the cavalry of Saladin hovered round St. Stephen's Gate, while the engines poured fire and bolts upon the doomed town, and the Saracen miners worked their way beneath the barbican and the wall. The Brethren |
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