 Curse on him!" quoth false Sextus — " Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! " "Heaven help him!" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never...  Lays of Ancient Rome - Page 73by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 606 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus ; " Will not the...sacked the town !" " Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Рогзепа, " And bring him »ale to shore ; For auch я gallant feat of arms Was never seen before."... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1843 - 604 pages
...within, And our good father Tiber Care bravely up his chin. " Ciu«c on him !" quoth false Sextns ; " Will not the villain drown * But for this stay, ere close of day, Wo should have sacked the town I'1 " Hsaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him sale to... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus ; " Will not the...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Heaven help him ! " quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring...such a gallant feat of arms "Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...within, 2G And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. « Curse on him !" quoth false Sextos; " Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sack'd the town !" " Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore ; For such... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...landing-place. But his limbs were borne up bravely And our good father Tiber Bore bravely up his chin. " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus; " Will not the...But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sack'd the town !" •• Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore ; For... | |
 | 1848 - 626 pages
...total weight, for one day's work, of 216 pounds! We shall only add in the words of Mr. Macaulay: " Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring...shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never done before." We dare not now trust ourselves with any detailed description of the peculiar features... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...place : But his limbs were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus; " Will not the...But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sack'd the town !" " Heaven help him!" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore; For such... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curses on him ! " quoth false Sextus ; " Will not the villain...sacked the town ! " " Heaven help him ! " quoth Lars Porsen* " And bring him safe to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...were borne up bravely by the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him ! " quoth false Sextus ; " will not the...such a gallant feat of arms was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; — now on dry earth ho stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers to... | |
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