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... Roman was the perfection of soldiership - the very im- personation of the god of war . Despising the intellectual artifices of the Greek , the Roman made to his object by the nearest road . His plans once matured , no LOVE OF COUNTRY . 15.
... Roman was the perfection of soldiership - the very im- personation of the god of war . Despising the intellectual artifices of the Greek , the Roman made to his object by the nearest road . His plans once matured , no LOVE OF COUNTRY . 15.
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... once the victorious leader of the armies of Rome , was now the captive ambassador of Carthage , and fully aware of the doom which awaited his return , the Roman senate pro- posed to accept the terms offered by the enemy ; but Regu- lus ...
... once the victorious leader of the armies of Rome , was now the captive ambassador of Carthage , and fully aware of the doom which awaited his return , the Roman senate pro- posed to accept the terms offered by the enemy ; but Regu- lus ...
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... once more beneath the sway of the great conqueror of all . Methinks I hear the mocking scorn with which the prediction would be greeted , and yet we know that the event has been ful- filled . And why was this that a nation should play ...
... once more beneath the sway of the great conqueror of all . Methinks I hear the mocking scorn with which the prediction would be greeted , and yet we know that the event has been ful- filled . And why was this that a nation should play ...
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... once hopeless and eternal . When we turn to the descendants of the monarchs of old the inheritors of the lords of science and war , we are irresis- tibly reminded that nations like men have no second birth . With all the apparent ...
... once hopeless and eternal . When we turn to the descendants of the monarchs of old the inheritors of the lords of science and war , we are irresis- tibly reminded that nations like men have no second birth . With all the apparent ...
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... once great and vir- tuous . Genius and virtue combined , are like the glorious moon , which , even in its brightest hours , leaves some spots in shade ; but virtue in a people is as the light of the stars , which falls on all places ...
... once great and vir- tuous . Genius and virtue combined , are like the glorious moon , which , even in its brightest hours , leaves some spots in shade ; but virtue in a people is as the light of the stars , which falls on all places ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Achilles ages amongst Ancient Ancient Greeks beauty beloved object BERESFORD SQUARE birth blessings Breathes bride-Hurrah brightest Carthage conquer consul countrymen dear deeds deny destiny earth empires England Englishman existence of patriotism fame fancy feeling flag fond freedom gaze genius glorious glory glowing Grecian Greece Greeks happiest spot happy hath heart heaven honour Hurrah impulse influence Körner laws Love of Country memory mightiest mighty mistress monarchs moral mother mourn murmur nation native land nature Nelson never noble mind noblest o'er ocean onward march owe their existence passion Persian philosopher poet polish'd prejudice preserve principle proud pure and holy recollection Regulus result of human RIXON Roman Rome savage scutcheon Shakspeare smile soil soldier song soul so dead Sparta spirits stone strain of melody sunbeam sword taught tell thee Thermopyla things Thou messenger thy scabbard trampled triumph true undying vassal virtue wandering wave whilst WOOLWICH worshipper
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 5 - But where to find that happiest spot below Who can direct, when all pretend to know? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease: The naked negro, panting at the Line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his> gods for all the good they gave.
Seite 3 - From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, $ Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, — Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
Seite 5 - ... happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease. The naked Negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his Gods for all the wealth they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er he roam, His first, best country, ever is, at home.
Seite 8 - Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth, Renowned for their deeds as far from home, For Christian service and true chivalry, As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's Son...
Seite 3 - Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign strand? If such there breathe, go, mark him well...
Seite 6 - Tis still a watch-word to the earth : When man would do a deed of worth He points to Greece, and turns to tread, So sanction'd, on the tyrant's head : He looks to her, and rushes on Where life is lost, or freedom won.
Seite 20 - Like Shakespeare, Lao Tzu saw in life an interpenetration of opposites. As he said, "Bad fortune is what good fortune leans on; good fortune is what bad fortune hides in." (Chap. 85). This is exactly what Shakespeare saw: "The web of life is a mingled yarn, good and ill together." (All's Well, IV, 3). Since everything tends to "become the opposite of itself," it stands to reason that one must not be elated over one's good fortune nor depressed by ill fortune.
Seite 26 - Tis the star of earth, deny it who can; The island home of an Englishman. There's a flag that waves o'er every sea, No matter when or where ; And to treat that flag as aught but the free Is more than the strongest dare. For the lion-spirits that tread the deck Have carried the palm of the brave; And that flag may sink with a shot-torn wreck, But never float over a slave. Its honour is stainless, deny it who can ; And this is the flag of an Englishman. There's a...
Seite 9 - My hopes of being remember'd in my line With my land's language: if too fond and far These aspirations in their scope incline, — If my fame should be, as my fortunes are, Of hasty growth; and blight, and dull oblivion bar My name from out the temple where the dead Are honour'd by the nations — let it be— And light the laurels on a loftier head ! And be the Spartan's epitaph on me — " Sparta hath many a worthier son than he.
Seite 26 - For the lion-spirits that tread the deck Have carried the palm of the brave; And that flag may sink with a shot-torn wreck, But never float over a slave. Its honour is stainless, deny it who can ; And this is the flag of an Englishman. There's a heart that leaps with burning glow, The wronged and the weak to defend; And strikes as soon for a trampled foe, As it does for a soul-bound friend. It nurtures a deep and honest love...