 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 - Page 135by John Connery - 1861 - 395 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Frank Moore - 1867 - 620 pages
...more solemn funeral never took place in the old town. The sorrow was universal. Loyal men thought : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late ; And where can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1868 - 202 pages
...II. 10. In verse. " 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...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? " ' Hew down the... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 pages
...banner of proud Clusium Was highest of them all, The terror of the Umbrian, The terror of the Gaul. Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the...every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 pages
...pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.1 History of England. Vol. i. Ch. 2. 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 ? Lays of Ancient... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1868 - 288 pages
...little fist. XXVI. 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 jpon us Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...Consul roundly : " The bridge must straight go down ; For, since Jauiculum is lost, Nought else can save the town." Then out spake brave Horatius, The...of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death coineth soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers,... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 pages
...beauty, pale and wan, Martyr of love to man, And, like a broken flower, gently decay. HEROIC ANIMATION. Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " To every man upon the earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes... | |
 | Choice readings - 1869 - 262 pages
...And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. Their ran will be upon us Before the bridge goes down ; And if they onee may win the bridge, What hope to save the town? " Then out spake brave Horatius, The captain of... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1869 - 216 pages
...PAPA. Can you repeat the lines of the Lay, Ada ? ADA. I think I can. " Then out spake brave Iloratius, The captain 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... | |
 | George Tooker Hoare - 1870 - 304 pages
...time to hew it down. " 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...every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold... | |
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