 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...  Readings in science and literature - Page 356by Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...us Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge. What hope to save the town 1 " Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...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 Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 pages
...willingness to die for their country, was a fact, and was what made Rome become great and powerful. XXVII. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the...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... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1873 - 814 pages
...with an additional syllable. Then out' spake brave' Hora'tius, Tin • captain of the gate : To ev'ry man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late ! And...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... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? " Then outspake told him what he might have been, Had he the drunkard's...mother's side, And her crushed spirit cheer ; Thine lacing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods Î " And for the tender... | |
 | Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) - 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.... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 1160 pages
...marched to Rome. lays of Ancient Rome 1 1 842! 'Horatius' st. 8 5 And how can man die better Than lacing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods? lays of Ancient Rome ( 1 842) 'Horatius' st. 27 6 Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge... | |
 | James Harvey Kidd - History - 2001 - 174 pages
...in their country's cause we need not waste time in idle lamentation. They are indeed fortunate, for To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods. NOTES 1. Kidd refers to a gathering of the Grand Army of the Republic, the principal Union veterans'... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 2001 - 193 pages
...will read this article, has read, and perhaps has told from the platform on " Declamation Day," that Then out spake brave Horatius The Captain of the Gate,...soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing dreadful odds For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods ! " It would be rather an interesting... | |
 | Mary Whatley Clarke - History - 2003 - 194 pages
...his warriors fled. Like Horatius at the bridge, that gallant Cherokee warrior might well have said: "And how can man die better, /Than facing fearful...ashes of his fathers/ And the temples of his gods." But Horatius was more fortunate.1 He held his bridge. Chief Bowles died on that field of battle, and... | |
 | Alfred L. Brophy - History - 2003 - 212 pages
...lost their heads and their hearts as well. Defending the Temples of Their Gods: Greenwood Bunkers Down And how can man die better, Than facing fearful odds,...ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods? The Outlook59 But our boys who learned the lesson On the blood-stained soil of France How to fight... | |
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