 But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. " 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...  The New Speaker. With an Essay on Elocution - Página 135por John Connery - 1861 - 395 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1847 - 798 páginas
...keep the bridge : — " Then ont spoke bold Horatins, The captain of the gate : ' To 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... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the -.vail, And darkly at the foe: " Their van will be upon us...of the gate: " To every man upon this earth Death comcth soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers... | |
 | 1842 - 416 páginas
...execration greets Sextus ; but the consul despairs of destroying the bridge before the enemy comes on. " Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 206 páginas
...little fist. 26. But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. " Their van...once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " H 27. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 páginas
...little fist. 26. But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked hi at the wall, And darkly at the foe. "Their van will...once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" 27. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " To every man upon this earth Death cometh... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 142 páginas
...Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?" 27. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...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, 28. " And for the... | |
 | 1843 - 1266 páginas
...its little fist. But the consul's brow was sad, And the consul's speech was low; And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. ' Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down ; VOL. I. 20 And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?' Then out spake brave... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 páginas
...woman But spate towards him and hiss'd ; Mo child but acream'd out curses, And shook its little 6st. But the consul's brow was sad, And the consul's speech...once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town 1" Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 páginas
...acquired the name of Subliciux from the wooden piles which supported it. After the achieveThen out spoke brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every...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.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 páginas
...town arose. On the house-tops was no woman But spate towards him and hiss'd ; No child but scream'd out curses, And shook its little fist. / But the consul's...once may win 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... | |
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