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" 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... "
Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 288
by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854
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Abroad Again: Or, A Fresh Foray in Foreign Lands

Curtis Guild - 1877 - 498 pages
...against the whole Etruscan army under Lars Porsena. Horatius, in the ballad, says to his consul : " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, AVill hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three." And the three...
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The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader

London readers - 1878 - 344 pages
...man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will...
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The Poetical Works of Lord Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1878 - 240 pages
...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods, XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? XXIX. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me,...
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The clouds of the Bible

Alexander Wallace - 1878 - 234 pages
...man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods. And for the tender mother who dandled him to rest,...And for the wife who nurses his baby at her breast." The outward garb in which the promise is clothed belongs to Old Testament times, but its spirit to...
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The Household Book of Poetry

Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods? xxvm. "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at lier breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame — To save them from false Sextas...
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Seven British Classics ...: Supplementary to Fifth Reader

William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 240 pages
...man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods; "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may : I, with two more to help me, Will...
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The Miscellaneous Writings, Speeches and Poems, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 452 pages
...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods, XXVIII. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? XXIX. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me,...
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Ballads and Lyrics

Henry Cabot Lodge - 1880 - 408 pages
...man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? " 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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Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 pages
...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods, xxvi 1 1. "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? XXIX. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me,...
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Gems of national poetry. Compiled and ed. by mrs. Valentine

Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods ? "And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...from false Sextus, That wrought the deed of shame? "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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