 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
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " XXVIt. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his f.uhers And the temples of his Gods, XXVIIt. "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 324 pages
...Captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. 6 LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME. And how can man die better . Than facing fearful odds,...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods, HORATIUS. XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 760 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...: " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon oi' late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town » " Then outspake ngels ; how can man toon or late. And bow can man die butter Than facing fearful odds For the aslies of his fathers And... | |
 | 1872 - 514 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1872 - 490 pages
..." The bridge must straight go down ; For, since Janiculum* is lost, Naught else can 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 you may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1872 - 274 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... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1872 - 702 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...upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how am man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fnt hers And the temples of his Gods,... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " Then outspake The furious river struggled hard, And 432 And how can man die better Than facing. fearful odds For the ashes of his lathers And the temples... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 pages
...cometh soon or late. And how can man die better The Captain of the Gate : " To every man upon this earth Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods 1 " 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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