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
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...us Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge. What hope to save the town 1 " Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ! " Haw down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
| Lucius Osgood - 1873 - 528 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" 10. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods ? 11. "And for the tender mother And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them... | |
| George Walter Baynham - 1873 - 344 pages
...if they once may win the bridge, what hope to save the town?" Then out spake brave Horatius,—the Captain of the Gate— " To every man upon this earth...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... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 pages
...with an additional syllable. Then out' spake brave' Hora'tius, Tin • captain of the gate : To ev'ry man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late ! And...fearful odds For the ash'es of his fa'thers, And the temple of his gods? — MACAULAV. IAMBIC TETRAMETER. Formula xax 4. § 638. In the following the law... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1873 - 878 pages
...down; And if they once may win tho bridge, "What hope to save the town?" Then out spake bravo Horatms, The captain of the gate : " To every man upon this...how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For tho ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods? XXTHI. "And for the tender mother Who dandled... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 pages
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " Then outspake brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every...cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than lacing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods Î " And for the tender... | |
| William Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 pages
...for a great expedition against Rome. XXVII. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the gate, And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds...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... | |
| Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1873 - 324 pages
..." The bridge must straight go down; For, since Janic'ulum is lost, Naught else eau save the town." Then out spake brave Hora'tius, The Captain of the Gate : " To every man upon this earth Death comet h soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1873 - 322 pages
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hupe to save the town ?" XXVII. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death conieth soon or late. 6 And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, XXVIII. " And for the... | |
| William Morley Punshon - 1873 - 400 pages
...And if they once but win the bridge; What hope to save the town ? ' " Then out spake brave Hoiatius, The Captain of the Gate : ' To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. 78 And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples... | |
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