 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
 | Norman Davies - 1996 - 1428 pages
...storm it and to reinstate the Tarquins after the one-eyed Horatius Codes had held the Sublician Bridge: Then out spake brave Horatius The Captain of the Gate:...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 bridge,... | |
 | Robin Fox - 1997 - 236 pages
...(London: Longmans, 1874) 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, "And for the tender... | |
 | Roy Jay Cook - 1958 - 200 pages
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 | Michael F. Flynn, Michael Flynn - 1997 - 910 pages
...dropped from the fence and in two swift steps he was standing in the half-open gate. ' 'Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate, 'To every...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.' " He turned and... | |
 | Peter O'Toole - 1992 - 462 pages
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 | David Gress - 1998 - 632 pages
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