A Book of Golden Deeds: Of All Times and All LandsSever And Francis, 1866 - 478 Seiten |
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... looked he at the wall , And darkly at the foe . ' 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 spoke brave Horatius , The Captain of the Gate ...
... looked he at the wall , And darkly at the foe . ' 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 spoke brave Horatius , The Captain of the Gate ...
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... looked upon the foes , And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose . " They laughed to see three men standing to meet the whole army ; but it was so narrow a space , that no more than three enemies could attack them at once ...
... looked upon the foes , And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose . " They laughed to see three men standing to meet the whole army ; but it was so narrow a space , that no more than three enemies could attack them at once ...
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... looked for at such hands , — slavery and torture from cruelly barbarous masters would only too surely be the lot of num- bers , should their land fall a prey to the conquerors . - True it was that ten years back the former Great King ...
... looked for at such hands , — slavery and torture from cruelly barbarous masters would only too surely be the lot of num- bers , should their land fall a prey to the conquerors . - True it was that ten years back the former Great King ...
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... looked down from their height on nothing but desolate black burnt ground , with a few heaps of ruins in the midst , and the barbarians roaming about in it , and driving in the cattle that their foraging parties collected from the ...
... looked down from their height on nothing but desolate black burnt ground , with a few heaps of ruins in the midst , and the barbarians roaming about in it , and driving in the cattle that their foraging parties collected from the ...
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... looked to Philoxenus for a compliment ; but the philosopher only turned round to the guards , and said dryly , " Carry me back to prison . " This time Dionysius had the sense to laugh , and forgive his honesty . All these stories may ...
... looked to Philoxenus for a compliment ; but the philosopher only turned round to the guards , and said dryly , " Carry me back to prison . " This time Dionysius had the sense to laugh , and forgive his honesty . All these stories may ...
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Alcestis arms army Arverni Attalus battle boat brave Brennus brother brought Calais called Captain captivity carried castle Ceuta chief Christian church command danger death Decius defend died door Dragut dreadful Emperor enemy English entreated Eteocles faith father fear fell fight fire France French friends gates Gauls gave Golden Deed Grasmere Greek guard hand head heard heart honor hope horse Ivan Jean de Vienne king king of Fez king of Hungary lady land Lescure lived looked Lord Lysias Madame master mother never night noble once peasants poor Prascovia priest Prince prison queen Roman Rome round sent ship shouts slaves soldiers spirit stood story suffering sword Tatars thou thought tion told took town troops Tzar Vellum Vercingetorix village walls whole wife wild WILLIAM ALLINGHAM woman wounded young Zala Zaragoza
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Seite 111 - I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won.
Seite 27 - Was heard from either bank, But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Seite 26 - But meanwhile axe and lever Have manfully been plied; And now the bridge hangs tottering Above the boiling tide. " Come back, come back, Horatius !
Seite 19 - And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.
Seite 27 - Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind; Thrice thirty thousand foes before, And the broad flood behind. "Down with him!" cried false Sextus, With a smile on his pale face; "Now yield thee," cried Lars Porsena, "Now yield thee to our grace.
Seite 23 - I wis, in all the Senate There was no heart so bold But sore it ached, and fast it beat, When that ill news was told. Forthwith up rose the Consul, Up rose the Fathers all; In haste they girded up their gowns, And hied them to the wall.
Seite 276 - Before this time to-morrow, I shall have gained a peerage, or Westminster Abbey.
Seite 25 - Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three : Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me?" Then out spake Spurius Lartius, — A Ramnian proud was he: "Lo, I will stand at thy right hand, And keep the bridge with thee.
Seite 224 - I pray you Master Lieutenant, see me safe up, and for my coming down let me shift for myself.