 Their van will be upon 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 gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man...  Lectures and Sermons - Seite 79von William Morley Punshon - 1873 - 378 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1847 - 798 Seiten
...every man npon this earth Death cometh soon or late ; And how can man die better Than facing fearfnl odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods?'" Not one other word shonld stont which mnst have gone home at once old Cocles have nttered, of apology... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " To every man upon this earth Death comcth soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her... | |
 | 1842 - 416 Seiten
...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,...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods. And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest ; And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast... | |
 | 1843 - 862 Seiten
...her breast ; And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Sextus, " ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed...more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon straight path a thousand May well he stopped by three ; Now who will stand on either hand And keep... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 Seiten
...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,...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 - 206 Seiten
...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,...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 Seiten
...every man upon this earth Drath cometh soon or late. And how can 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; And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast;... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 Seiten
...The captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can men die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed you may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...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,...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 Seiten
...the bridge, What hope to save the town ?" " 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 fathen And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the... | |
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