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... Lays of Ancient Rome - Seite 38von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 118 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1847 - 798 Seiten
...has the effect of dilnting the strength those contained in the last two lines, of the passage. " ' And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nnrses Her baby at her breast ; And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...feed the' eternal flame, — To save them from false Sextns That wrought the deed of shame? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may;... | |
| 1842 - 416 Seiten
...man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods. And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
| 1843 - 1266 Seiten
...man die better Than facing tearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods : And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest;...from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame? Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; 1, with two more to help me, AVill hold... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal name, To save them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 Seiten
...man die 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,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame .' " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
| 1847 - 806 Seiten
...interpolates another stanza, which has the effect of diluting the streTujJ.lv. of the passage. " ' And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses Her baby at her breast ; And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false... | |
| Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 Seiten
...man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods, And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame? Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
| 1853 - 848 Seiten
...man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ; " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest...from false Sextus, That wrought the deed of shame ? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
| 1854 - 576 Seiten
...brave Horatius, the Captain of the gate : ' To every man upon this earth death cometh, soon or late. Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, with all the speed ye may ; 1, with two more to help me, will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand may well be... | |
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