Read full poem →But laid these gardens out in sport
In the just figure of a fort,
And with five bastions it did fence, '^ c ^
Dictionary Entry
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. fortworth fortwilliam fortsumter fortwayne fortfort old
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Poetry examples for “fort”
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Read full poem →. ° ’ °
> Dial “112” the area code and the telephone | Fort Meyer, Va.
For long distance information at no charge Hyattsville, Md.
Read full poem →When Fort Sumter fell and the war came
I cried out in bitterness of soul:
Read full poem →Elle était fort déshabillée,
Et de grands arbres indiscrets
Read full poem →Prise d'on ne sait quel besoin
De lune? dans leurs bras, fort loin
Des convenances établies.
Read full poem →Island ; Occupation of New Yoik by the British ; Washington's Encampment at Harlem Height*—
at White Plains, Storming of Fort Washington ; the Retreat through New Jersey; Capture of
General Lee; Condition of Prisoners; Lake Champlain— Destruction of the American Vewels;
Read full poem →But the fire of the Fort had slacked,
(So fierce their volleys had been) —
Read full poem →I remember the bulwarks by the shore,
And the fort upon the hill;
The sunrise gun, with its hollow roar,