preservation

Nature does not require

Her times of preservation, which, perforce

I give my tendence to

As Edwin Clark … wrote in 1850: "… The lofty towers of the castle overhang the western approach to the Bridge, and the line passes into Conway through an opening pierced in the embattled wall, which entirely surrounds the town. These fortifications are in good preservation, and rank among the most perfect examples of the strongholds of the 13th century."