Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods... The Christian Remembrancer - Page 2041843Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, what hope to save the town ? " 2. And how ean man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his god*. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, with all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, will... | |
| Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1864 - 210 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? ' " Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods? " ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1864 - 482 pages
...bridge, And darkly at the foe. ' Their van will be upon us What hope to save the town?' " Then out spoke brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate, ' To every man upon this earth Death comelh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers,... | |
| Tomás González - 1865 - 154 pages
...reading the records of deeds of consummate skill, disciplined courage, and unyielding resolution I " And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds,...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods ?" The ages return upon their cycles. Ariosto and that chivalrous enthusiast Marc de Vulson, Sieur... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 738 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " XXVII. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods, XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge. What hope to save the town?" Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods '. Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul. With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
| 1866 - 408 pages
...upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ! Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, WiU hold... | |
| Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 pages
...us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ?' Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods ? ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
| Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll) - 1866 - 142 pages
...to the brim, Was aught ever heard like his fiddle and him ? THE HIGH TONE OF BRAVERY AND CONFIDENCE. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
| James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pages
...For, since Janiculum is lost, Nought else can save the town." ***** Then out spake brave Hpratius, The Captain of the Gate : " To every man upon this...For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Sods ? ***** " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; In yon strait path a thousand... | |
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