 Why should I mention Juba's overthrow, And Scipio's death ? Numidia's burning sands Still smoke with blood. 'Tis time we should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Libya's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts...  Tales of Venezuela, pt. 2: The Savannas of Varinas - Page 313by Richard Longeville Vowell - 1831Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry desarts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts : are they still fix'd To hold it out and fight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought By time, and ill success, to a submission f Sempronius,... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry desarts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts : are they still fix'd To hold it out and fight it to the last i Or are yonr hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought By time, and ill success, to a submission ? Sempronius,... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry desarts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts : are they still fix'd To hold it out and fight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought By time, and ill success, to a submission i Sempronius,... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry desarts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts : are they still fix'd To hold it out and fight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought By time, and ill success, to a submission i Sempronius,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Libya's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts, are they still fix'd To hold it out, and fight it to the last? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought VOL. VI. Q • By time and ill success to a submission?... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1807 - 312 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe'advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts ; are they still fix'd To hold it out, and fight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subduM at length, and wrought By time and ill success to a submission ? Sempronius,... | |
 | George Farquhar - 1808 - 338 pages
...should decree \Vhat course to take. Our foe advances on us. And envies us even Lybia's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts: are they still fix'd To hold it out, and fight it to the last? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought, By time and ill success, to a submission ? Sempronius,... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 446 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us. And envies us even Lybia's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts : are they still fix'd To hold it out, and fight it to the last? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought, By time and ill success, to a submission? Sempronius,... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...should decree What course to take ; our foe advances on us, And envies us even Lybia's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts ; are they still fix'd To hold it out and tight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subdu'd at length, and wrought, By time and ill success,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 638 pages
...should decree What course to take. Our foe advances on us, And envies us even Libya's sultry deserts. Fathers, pronounce your thoughts, are they still fix'd To hold it out, and fight it to the last ? Or are your hearts subdued at length, and wrought By time and ill success to a submission i Sempronius... | |
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