 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Seite 6271847Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1866 - 506 Seiten
...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 ? " ' And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her... | |
 | 1866 - 408 Seiten
...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 ! Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, WiU hold... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 Seiten
...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 Sods ? ***** " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; In yon strait path a thousand... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 Seiten
...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, Horatius, xxvii. How well Horatius kept the bridge In the brave days of old.... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 Seiten
...every man upon the 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, And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast."... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 Seiten
...every man upon this earth Death coineth 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 ? "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 396 Seiten
...may win the bridge, what hope to save the town ? " 2. And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods. ft. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, with all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, will... | |
 | Alfred Henderson - 1869 - 526 Seiten
...our altars and our hearths. " For God and our country." " How can man die better, Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ?" MACAULAY. Pro dignitate cuique tribuatur. Cic. — Let each man have according to his deserts. Pro... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 340 Seiten
...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 ? 2. "Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed you may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
 | 1843 - 780 Seiten
...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 ; And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest ; And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast;... | |
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