Careful Words

castle (n.)

castle (v.)

  For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium.

Sir Edward Coke (1549-1634): Third Institute. Page 162.

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall,

The holly-branch shone on the old oak wall.

Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839): The Mistletoe Bough.

This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air

Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself

Unto our gentle senses.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act i. Sc. 6.

  The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose.

Sir Edward Coke (1549-1634): Semayne's Case, 5 Rep. 91.

Comes at the last, and with a little pin

Bores through his castle wall—and farewell king!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Richard II. Act iii. Sc. 2.