Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 168 | "They are not eager to do so," I said. |
| 41 | 169 | "It requires great courage to cling to a ladder with one hand and try to defend oneself with the other, against burning pitch, axes, jabbing blades, cast stones, and such. |
| 41 | 170 | Most such assaults are turned back with a great loss of life. |
| 41 | 171 | That is one reason towns and cities have walls". |
| 41 | 172 | "That is a great advantage of siege towers," said Clitus. |
| 41 | 173 | "They can conceal and protect men, be wheeled to walls, overtop walls, and, when they suddenly drop their gates, permit besiegers bearing shields to rush downward with great force upon defenders". |
| 41 | 174 | "They have no siege towers," I said. |
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"They are not eager to do so," I said.
"It requires great courage to cling to a ladder with one hand and try to defend oneself with the other, against burning pitch, axes, jabbing blades, cast stones, and such.
Most such assaults are turned back with a great loss of life.
That is one reason towns and cities have walls".
"That is a great advantage of siege towers," said Clitus.
"They can conceal and protect men, be wheeled to walls, overtop walls, and, when they suddenly drop their gates, permit besiegers bearing shields to rush downward with great force upon defenders".
"They have no siege towers," I said.
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter )