Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 42 | 85 | Defenders had the advantages of View more quotes about both">both height and security of position. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 42 | 82 | The barricade was high and thick, and the footing treacherous and unreliable. |
| 42 | 83 | Defenders were steady of footing, and muchly shielded, for the barricade had been constructed with such things in mind. |
| 42 | 84 | Climbers, struggling upward, must risk darting spears and descending axes. |
| 42 | 85 | Defenders had the advantages of both height and security of position. |
| 42 | 86 | "They are resisted, driven back, dismayed!" called a defender, elated. |
| 42 | 87 | But I did not think so few men could long withstand larger numbers, and prolonged strife. |
| 42 | 88 | Meanwhile, from the court of the outer vestibule, I heard the cries of men, the rending of wood, perhaps the collapse of a gate, and the clash of blades. |
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The barricade was high and thick, and the footing treacherous and unreliable.
Defenders were steady of footing, and muchly shielded, for the barricade had been constructed with such things in mind.
Climbers, struggling upward, must risk darting spears and descending axes.
Defenders had the advantages of both height and security of position.
"They are resisted, driven back, dismayed!" called a defender, elated.
But I did not think so few men could long withstand larger numbers, and prolonged strife.
Meanwhile, from the court of the outer vestibule, I heard the cries of men, the rending of wood, perhaps the collapse of a gate, and the clash of blades.
- (Quarry of Gor)