Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state ; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great ; Then lands were fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. Elson Grammar School Readers - Page 264by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1910Full view - About this book
| Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1876 - 312 pages
...quarrel Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, In the brave days of old. Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the...fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold ; The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. — Macaulay. 27. PEARLS AMONG THE ROMANS. ' Of... | |
| Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1876 - 688 pages
...patriotism — more of that spirit of which England's greatest historian speaks when he says : ' ' Then none was for a party, Then all were for the State,...fairly portioned, . Then spoils were fairly sold, Then Romans were like brothers, In the brave days of old." We want more union of all nationalities,... | |
| Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1876 - 248 pages
...moral progress can we hope to reach what has been so well described in the " Lays of Ancient Rome." " Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state ; Then the great man loved the poor, And the poor man loved the great : Then lands were fairly portioned ; Then spoils were... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - 104 pages
...quarrel Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, In the brave days of old. Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the...fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers Now Roman is to Roman More hateful than a foe, And the Tribunes beard the... | |
| 1878 - 588 pages
...Socialist has no faith in the ideal picture which Macaulay draws of ancient Rome in its best days : ' Then none was for a party, Then all were for the state...fairly portioned, Then spoils were fairly sold : The RonmuR were like brothers In the brave days of old.' The Socialist would see in this stanza only self-contradiction.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1878 - 240 pages
...Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son, nor wife, nor limb, nor life, In the brave days of old. XXXII. Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the...fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. XXXIII. Now Roman is to Roman More hateful than... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...perjuries, Eternal taxes, treaties for a day, Servants that rule, and senates that obey. LORD LYTTELTON. Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state ; Then the great man help'd the poor, And the poor man loved the great; Then lands were fairly portion'd; Then spoils were... | |
| 1879 - 794 pages
...country life, would be greatly softened, and the "good old times " might once more come back, when The great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great. We cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of another extract, as illustrating the higher side of a sympathy... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 846 pages
...quarrel Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, lu the brave days of old. 3 Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the...fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. 83. Now Roman is to Roman More hateful than a foe,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 pages
...Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, In the brave days of old. XXXII. Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the...fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold ; The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. XXXIII. Now Roman is to Roman More hateful than... | |
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