- skip - Brewer’s

Perilous Castle

.

The castle of Lord Douglas was so called in the reign of Edward I., because good Lord Douglas destroyed several English garrisons stationed there, and vowed to be revenged on anyone who should dare to take possession of it. Sir Walter Scott calls it “Castle Dangerous.” (See Introduction of Castle Dangerous.)

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Peregrine Pickle
Perfectionists
Perfide Albion! (French)
Perfume
Perfumed Terms of the Time
Peri
Pericles
Pericles Boast
Perillo Swords
Perillos and the Brazen Bull
Perilous Castle
Perion
Peripatetics
Peris
Perissa (excess or prodigality; Greek, Perissos)
Periwig
Periwinkle
Perk
Perkunos
Permian Strata
Pernelle (Madame)