Book 23. (1 results) Renegades of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 17 | 141 | View more quotes about cosians">Cosians were trying to run planks out from the tower, to span the crevice between the tower and wall. |
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Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 17 | 138 | Along the wall, at two of the towers, men chopped away at the housings for the chains which controlled the bridges. |
| 17 | 139 | Some of the bridges, but most not, were raised and lowered by ropes. |
| 17 | 140 | One whose ropes had been cut had its bridge hanging down, against the front of the tower, useless. |
| 17 | 141 | Cosians were trying to run planks out from the tower, to span the crevice between the tower and wall. |
| 17 | 142 | I did not doubt but what, sooner or later, the towers might be brought flush to the wall. |
| 17 | 143 | This is commonly not done, however, for various reasons. |
| 17 | 144 | It more exposes the tower to the defenders, who might then tear the hides from it and smear it with flaming tar, or enter and attack it at their own choosing. |
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Along the wall, at two of the towers, men chopped away at the housings for the chains which controlled the bridges.
Some of the bridges, but most not, were raised and lowered by ropes.
One whose ropes had been cut had its bridge hanging down, against the front of the tower, useless.
Cosians were trying to run planks out from the tower, to span the crevice between the tower and wall.
I did not doubt but what, sooner or later, the towers might be brought flush to the wall.
This is commonly not done, however, for various reasons.
It more exposes the tower to the defenders, who might then tear the hides from it and smear it with flaming tar, or enter and attack it at their own choosing.
- (Renegades of Gor)