 Curse on him!" quoth false Sextus — " Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! " "Heaven help him!" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 297by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1867 - 222 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber LXIII. " Curse on him I" quoth false Sextus; " Will not the villain drown ?...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." LXIV. And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands; Now round him throng the Fathers To... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him |" quoth false Sextos, " Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay, ere...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before. " And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands, Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 pages
...armour, And spent with changing blows : And oft they thought him sinking, But still again he rose. ' Curse on him ! ' quoth false Sextus; ' Will not the...should have sacked the town ! ' ' Heaven help him I ' quoth Lars Porsena, ' And bring him safe to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1868 - 288 pages
...: But his limbs were borne up bravely And our good Father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin.* LXIII. " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus : " Will not the...We should have sacked the town •!" "Heaven help him!'1 quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 518 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. ' Curse on him ! ' quoth false Sextus ; ' Will not the...But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sack'd the town ! ' ' Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena, ' And bring him safe to shore ; For such... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 498 pages
...within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. ' Curse on him ! ' quoth false Sextns ; ' Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sack'd the town ! ' ' Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena, ' And bring him safe to shore ; For such... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good Father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus, " Will not the...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands; Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | English poetry - 1869 - 328 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Curse on him ! " quoth false Sextus ; " Will not the...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. * ''Curse on him!" quoth false Sextus, "Will not the...sacked the town ! " " Heaven help him ! " quoth Lars Porseua, "And bring him safe to shore; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1870 - 416 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. "Curse on him ! " quoth false Sextus, "Will not the...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom; Now on dry earth he stands, Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
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