Penny readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter, Volume 5 |
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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 Horatius keeps the Bridge . 125 Horatius Keeps the Bridge Lord ...
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 Horatius keeps the Bridge . 125 Horatius Keeps the Bridge Lord ...
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Page 155 - O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb That carries anger as the flint bears fire ; Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark, And straight is cold again.
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| Title | Penny readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter, Volume 5 Penny readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter, Joseph Edwards Carpenter |
| Author | Penny readings |
| Editor | Joseph Edwards Carpenter |
| Published | 1866 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2006 |
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