Both Uses of
bulwark
in
The Aeneid
- Thus warn'd, they shut their gates; with shouts ascend The bulwarks, and, secure, their foes attend: For their wise gen'ral, with foreseeing care, Had charg'd them not to tempt the doubtful war, Nor, tho' provok'd, in open fields advance, But close within their lines attend their chance.†
Book 9
- These fill the ditch; those pull the bulwarks down: Some raise the ladders; others scale the town.†
Book 9 *
Definition:
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(bulwark) something that offers protection -- especially a defensive wall or embankment, or a sea wall
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck