 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 clouds of the Bible - Sida 64efter Alexander Wallace - 1878 - 192 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1847 - 798 sidor
...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 sidor
...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...And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the' eternal flame, — To save them from false Sextns That wrought... | |
 | 1842 - 416 sidor
...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,...And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast ; And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Sextus That wrought... | |
 | 1843 - 1266 sidor
...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...And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast; And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Sextus That wrought the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 - 142 sidor
...die better Than facing fearful odds, For 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 breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Sextus That wrought the... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 sidor
...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,...And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal name, To save them from false Sextus That wrought the... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 sidor
...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 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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sidor
...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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