 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
 | Frank Moore - 1866 - 654 pages
...universal. Loyal men thought : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon 01 late ; And where can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods ! " Indiana's Roll of Honor. INCIDENT OF CHICKAMAUGA. — On the first day of the engagement, Captain... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1866 - 614 pages
...more solemn funeral never took place in the old town. The sorrow was universal. Loyal men thought : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late ; And where can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1867 - 490 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1867 - 222 pages
...What hope to save the town ': n XXVII. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: j " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or...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... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1867 - 620 pages
...more solemn funeral never took place in the old town. The sorrow was universal. Loyal men thought : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late ; And where can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 pages
...pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.1 History of England. Vol. i. Ch. 2. To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? Lays of Ancient Rome, Horatius, xxvii. How well Horatius kept the bridge In the brave days of old.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1868 - 288 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ?" XXVJI. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. 6 And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1869 - 216 pages
...three who kept the bridge of old." PAPA. Can you repeat the lines of the Lay, Ada ? ADA. I think I can. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods? " ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, "With all the speed ye may: 1, with two more to help me, Will... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 396 pages
...before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, what hope to save the town ? " 2. And how can man die better than facing fearful odds,...ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods. ft. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, with all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, will... | |
 | Choice readings - 1869 - 262 pages
...U3 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...every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
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