 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 - Pàgina 2041843Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 142 pàgines
...Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" 27. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods, 28. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pàgines
...Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" 27. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods, 28. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her... | |
 | 1843 - 1266 pàgines
...bridge goes down ; VOL. I. 20 304 And 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 Death eomelh soon or late. And how ran man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pàgines
...the name of Subliciux from the wooden piles which supported it. After the achieveH 2 Then out spoke brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every...this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can men die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pàgines
...Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ?" " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathen And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the... | |
 | 1847 - 806 pàgines
...Let us now take an instance to the readiness to keep the bridge : — " Then ont spoke bold Horatins, The captain of the gate : ' To every man upon this...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods?'" Not one other word should stont which must have gone home at once old Cocles have nttered, of apology... | |
 | 1870 - 494 pàgines
...Regillus," or " Horatius Codes," and then Albert would repeat after me in a kind of rhapsody — " For how can man die better, Than facing fearful odds,...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ?" I was living Merton days once more ; I was " Long Jim" (my nickname at Merton, because of my stature)... | |
 | William McDowall - 1850 - 320 pàgines
...lend his speed and strength in the capture of his wild companions. OFFER OF HORATIUS. TB MACAULAY. 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... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pàgines
...bullets they did send ; And may all other duels have That upshot in the end ! HOOD. OFFEK OF HORATIUS. 1 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... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pàgines
...Iambics, with an additional syllable. Then out' spake brave' Hora'tius, The captain of the gate : To ev'ry man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late ! And how' can man' die bet'tcr Than facing fearful odds For the ash'es of his fa'thers, And the temple of his gods? — MACAL-LAV.... | |
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