 And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers To press his gory hands ; And now with shouts and clapping, And noise of weeping loud, He enters through the River-gate, Borne by the joyous crowd.  Essays and Lectures: Historical and Literary - Page 310by James Whiteside - 1868 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 606 pages
...town !" " Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Рогзепа, " And bring him »ale to shore ; For auch я gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." And now...round him throng the Fathers To press his gory hands ; Ai.d now with shouts and clapping, And noise of weeping loud, He eniers through the River-gate, Borne... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Armada, 1588 - 1843 - 206 pages
...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,...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." 64. And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers To... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 438 pages
...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,...such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." 64. And now he feels the bottom; Now on dry earth he stands; Now round him throng the Fathers To press... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1843 - 604 pages
...Hsaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring him sale to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arm* Was never seen before." And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he stands : Now rouud him throng the Fathers To press his gory hands ; Ar d now with shouts and clapping, And noise... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber Bare bravely up his chin. " Heaven help him ! " quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring...him throng the Fathers To press his gory hands ; And soon with shouts and clapping, And noise of weeping loud, He enters through the river gate, Borne by... | |
 | 1848 - 626 pages
...total weight, for one day's work, of 216 pounds! We shall only add in the words of Mr. Macaulay: " Heaven help him !" quoth Lars Porsena, " And bring...shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never done before." We dare not now trust ourselves with any detailed description of the peculiar features... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English poetry - 1849 - 224 pages
...Porsena, " And bring him safe to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before." LXIV. And now he feels the bottom ; Now on dry earth he...round him throng the Fathers To press his gory hands ; ' " Our ladye bare upp her chinne." Ballad of Childe Waters. " Never heavier man and horse Stemmed... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...place : But his limbs were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, And our good father Tiber " Curse on him !" quoth false Sextus; " Will not the...Now round him throng the Fathers To press his gory hunds ; And new with shouts and clapping, And noise of weeping loud, He enters through the River-gate,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...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,...the Fathers to press his gory hands. And now, with shout^and clapping, and noise of weeping loud, He enters through the River Gate, borne by the joyous... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...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 now he feels the bottom ; — now on dry earth ho stands ; Now round him throng the Fathers to press his gory hands. And now, with shouts and clapping,... | |
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