FORTIFICATION ([page 176]).

QUESTIONS.

1. How does a fortress specifically differ from a fortification? 2. What is the distinctive meaning of citadel? 3. What is a fort? 4. What is a fastness or stronghold?

EXAMPLES.

For a man's house is his ——.

A mighty —— is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.

Alva built a —— in the heart of Antwerp to overawe the city.


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FORTITUDE ([page 176]).