 ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife...  Hansard's Parliamentary Debates - Page 685by Great Britain. Parliament - 1836Full view - About this book
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