What is "castalian"

Usage examples of "castalian".

Congress had determined to free the downtrodden inhabitants of the Cubapine Islands from the tyranny of the ancient Castalian monarchy.

The mighty Castalian fleet had been annihilated with great loss of life, while the conquerors had not lost a man and had scarcely interrupted their breakfast in order to secure this crushing triumph.

The journey in the train occupied six hours or more, and Sam spent the time in learning the Castalian language in a handbook he had bought in town.

There was one great subject of dispute, the respective merits of the two admirals who had overcome the Castalian fleet at Havilla.

The low native houses, the fine buildings of the Castalian city, the palms, the Eastern costumes--all made a scene not to be forgotten.

They were in a building near by, which had been used as barracks by the Castalian army.

Then the Castalian general said that we must have some kind of a battle or he would be afraid to go home, and we cooked up a nice little battle.

Garcia, as was his custom, joined them, and they began to talk in the Castalian language.

Declaration in Castalian, and its immediate suppression by Colonel Jinks, the censor.

That convent was born to be blown up, it seems, for some Castalian anarchists had a plot to blow it up some years ago, and came near doing it, too.

The steamer then weighed anchor and was soon passing the sunken Castalian fleet.

In the Navy, sir, we drink as much of the Castalian spring as comes within our reach.

It is true, the muses baptized me in Castalian streams, but the thoughtless gipsies forgot to give me a name.

Pushkin protested that the Castalian fount of which Yazykov drank ran not with water, but with champagne.

A stream of prophecy, which rivalled the truth and reputation of the Delphic oracle, flowed from the Castalian fountain of Daphne.