 | 1872 - 514 pages
...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...more to help me, will hold the foe in play. In yon straight path a thousand may well be stopped by three. Now, who will stand on either hand and keep... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1872 - 438 pages
...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...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods. " How down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - 1872 - 460 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 pages
...cometh soon or late. And how can man die better The Captain of the Gate : " To every man upon this earth Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods 1 " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. 432 shun with more than zeal, And where the feebler faint can only feel — F lathers And the temples of his gods Î " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1873 - 344 pages
...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...more to help me — will hold the foe in play. In yon straight path a thousand may well be stopped by three — Now who will stand on either hand, and keep... | |
 | William Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 pages
...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...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods, XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...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...ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ! " Haw down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 pages
...out' spake brave' Hora'tius, Tin • captain of the gate : To ev'ry man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late ! And how' can man' die bet'ter Than...fearful odds For the ash'es of his fa'thers, And the temple of his gods? — MACAULAV. IAMBIC TETRAMETER. Formula xax 4. § 638. In the following the law... | |
 | Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) - 1873 - 476 pages
...degrees, and more and more, The cloudy summits of our time. MACAULAY. Pro aris et focis — How can man do better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? MlLMAN. Attritus galea — I have been a soldier, Till the helm hath worn these aged temples bare.... | |
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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... 
