passings-through

Updated: June 25, 2025

Finally, at the top, which must be even higher than the Castle, I came to a great open space laid out with gravel-walks, and saw fortifications, barracks, a citadel. I did not know the town, except by passings-through, and was surprised at the breadth of view.

M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel - The Purple Cloud