 | Thomas W. Handford - 1881 - 438 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,...from false Sextus " That wrought the deed of shame ? XXJX. " Hew down the bridge, sir consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Burnham - 1883 - 324 pages
...man d1e 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 rough soldiers all around felt the full meaning of these words, and remembered them. A moment... | |
 | London readers - 1884 - 216 pages
...die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods,4 5. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame,5 To save them from false Sextus 6. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye... | |
 | Joseph H. Head - 1884 - 498 pages
...die better Than facing fearful odds. For the ashes of his fathers. And the temples of his gods;And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast; And...Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Scxtus, That wrought the deed of shame? " Hew down the bridge. Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may;... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1884 - 108 pages
...better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods, xxvin. ' And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast, Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me ? ' XXX. Then out spake Spurius Lartius... | |
 | Alfonzo Gardiner - 1884 - 186 pages
...Morning. Learn. 1 CORINTHIANS XV., Verses 25 — 32 ; OR ELSE LEARN — HORATIUS— (Continued). " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may j1 I, with two more to help me, (20) Will hold the foe in play? [GO TO NExT PACE. LESSON 186— Continued.... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 pages
...die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods, 5. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest,...them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? 6. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1887 - 250 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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1887 - 244 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,... | |
 | Wilbur Franklin Bryant - 1887 - 180 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." Riel had entered the country with the purest motives. Before he commenced his constitutional agitation,... | |
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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... 
