 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 páginas
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, what hope to save the town ? " 2. And how ean man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his god*. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, with all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, will... | |
 | Henri van Laun - 1863 - 312 páginas
...meanwhile thought this victory decisive. 13. He often moints his father's horses. 14. Then out spake (the) brave Horatius, the captain of the gate, to every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late. 15. He will very likely go to Paris this simmer. 16. I have seen him everywhere. 17. Above all, let... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 páginas
...bridge must straight go down ; For, since Janiculum is lost, Nought else can save the town." ***'* Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate : " To every man upon this earth Death coraeth soon or late. And how can man -die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers,... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1864 - 210 páginas
...the bridge, What hope to save the town?' " Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate : 1 To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1864 - 482 páginas
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?' " Then out spoke brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate, ' To every...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 1 1 is baby at... | |
 | Tomás González - 1865 - 146 páginas
...reading the records of deeds of consummate skill, disciplined courage, and unyielding resolution I " And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds,...the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods ?" The ages return upon their cycles. Ariosto and that chivalrous enthusiast Marc de Vulson, Sieur... | |
 | 1866 - 408 páginas
...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...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, WiU hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 páginas
...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...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 páginas
...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...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul. With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll) - 1866 - 142 páginas
...to the brim, Was aught ever heard like his fiddle and him ? THE HIGH TONE OF BRAVERY AND CONFIDENCE. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well... | |
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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... 
