 ... rival might, nor fierce Spartacus, nor the Gaul, disloyal in time of tumult, nor wild Germany, with its blueeyed youth, nor Hannibal by parents hated,— this selfsame city we ourselves shall ruin, we, an impious generation, of stock accurst ; and...  The City in the Valley: Biblical Interpretation and Urban Theology - Page 37by Dieter Georgi - 2005 - 370 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Horace - 1925 - 460 pages
...we, an impious generation, of stock accurst ; and the ground shall again be held by beasts of prey. The savage conqueror shall stand, alas! upon the ashes...bones, that now are sheltered from the wind and sun. Perchance all ye (and this were the wiser course), or at least the better part, seek to escape this... | |
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