...It would be dangerous indeed to defer the declaration of war until the enemies had fortified themselves so that they should be the ones to make war...
Vicente Blasco Ibanez Charlotte Brewster Jordan 「The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse」
...He even added: ‘Belle-Isle has been fortified by an engineer, one of my friends, a man of a great deal of merit, whom I shall ask your majesty’s permission to present to you...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「Louise de la Valliere」
... “For having fortified Belle-Isle,” continued D’Artagnan...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「Louise de la Valliere」
... “Belle-Isle,” said Aramis, coldly, “was fortified by that gentleman,” and he indicated Porthos with his hand, who bowed a second time...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「Louise de la Valliere」
... unless fortified by religious principle! But as if this part of the prospect would be too afflicting...
Thomas Clarkson 「The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the」
...At Niekerk, for instance,nine or ten hills are fortified on concentric walls thirty tofifty feet in number, with a place for the village at the top...
W.E.B. Du Bois 「The Negro」
...The surrounding residencesin the valley were evidently occupied by wealthy traders and werenot fortified...
W.E.B. Du Bois 「The Negro」
...He prefers,where he can find a stone, to dig under it, in order thathis retreat may be more securely fortified...
Various 「Natural History in Anecdote」
...When the spot to be fortified was situate upon a height, the Egyptianengineers knew perfectly well how to adapt their lines of defence to thenature of the site...
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero 「Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt」
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