 What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country ! Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blushed if Cato's house had stood Secure and flourished in a civil war.  The Romance of Jewish History - Page 134by Celia Levetus, Marion Moss - 1840Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 510 pages
...and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earned by virtue ! Who would not he that youth ? What pity is it That we can die but once...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blushed if Cato's house had stood Secure, and llourished in a civil war. — Portius,... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - 1807 - 218 pages
...CHAPTER IIL A MELANCHOLY NARRATIVE BE&tN. —How bcauti ful is death, when earn'd. by virtu* J — --- What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country! i:ATCJ. WHEN Louisa's tears had a little subsided,. and pensive calmness had again taken possession... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 446 pages
...lersure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth? What pity...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends? I should have blush'd, if Cato's house had stood Secure, and ftourish'd in a civil war. Portius, behold... | |
 | George Farquhar - 1808 - 338 pages
...leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth? What pity is it, That we can die but once tp serve our country ! — Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blush'd,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...[frien& the bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue! •who would not be that youth ? what pity...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends! I should have blush'd, if Cato's house had stood secure, and rlourish'd in a civil war. Portius, behold... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...leisure [Men* the bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. —How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue! .who would not be that youth? what pity...it, that we can die but once, to serve our country ! _ Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends. I should have blush'd, if Cato's house had stood... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...[frferrfs, the bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. —How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue! who would not be that youth > what pity...it, that we can die but once, to serve our country ! _ Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends? I should have blush'd, if Cato's house had stood... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 354 pages
...round it, and attend it weeping. CATO, meeting the cor/me. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ! what pity...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blush'd if Cato's house had stood Secure, and flourish'd in a civil war. — Portius,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 542 pages
...leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ? what pity...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blush 'd if Cato's house had stood Secure, and flourish'd in a civil war. — Portius,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 638 pages
...leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds*. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ! what pity...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends ? I should have blush'd if Cato's house had stood Secure, and flourished in a civil war. — Portius,... | |
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