 Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ! " Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate : "To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man...  Report of the Proceedings ... [of The] Triennial Reunion ... - 第 32 頁Society of the Army of the James 著 - 1869完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | 1842 - 416 頁
...Horatius, The captain of the gate : ' 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. And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest ; And for the wife who nurses His baby... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 頁
...brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " 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, 28. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 142 頁
...brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " 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, 28. " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 頁
...brave Horatius, The captain of the gate : " 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, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 頁
...The captain of the gate : " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can men die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods. " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed you may ; I, with two more to help... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 頁
...bridge, What hope to save the town ?" " 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 fathen And the temples of his gods, " And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the... | |
 | 1870 - 494 頁
...Regillus," or " Horatius Codes," and then Albert would repeat after me in a kind of rhapsody — " For how can man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods ?" I was living Merton days once more ; I was " Long Jim" (my nickname at Merton, because... | |
 | 1847 - 806 頁
...bold Horatius, The captain of the gate : ' To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon órlate; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods?'" Not one other word should stout old Cooles have uttered, of apology for claiming to himself... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 頁
...Horatius, The captain of the gate : " 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 ! " Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed you may ; i See note 1, p. 230. I,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 頁
...Hora'tius, The Captain of the Gate : To ev'ry man upon this earth, , Death cometh soon or late ! And how' can man' die bet'ter Than facing fearful odds For the ash'es of his fa'thers, And the temple of his Gods'! — MACAULAT. IAMBIC TETRAMETER. Formula x aX4. § 683. In the following the law... | |
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