 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
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 584 pages
...bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue I Who would not be that youth ? what pity is it That...— 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, behold... | |
 | 1854 - 836 pages
...glorious wounds. — How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue I Who would not be that youth 1 What pity is it That we can die but once to serve...— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends 1 1 should have blush 'd if Cato's house had stood Secure, and flourished in a civil war. Portius,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1855 - 452 pages
...sacrifice will rise from his heart : — ' I'm satisfied ! Thanks to the gods ! my son has done his duty. How beautiful is death when earned by virtue ! Who...be that youth ? What pity is it That we can die but onee to serve our country !' " The following letter from General Taylor, communicating the afflicting... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 pages
...friends, Full in my sight ; that I may view at leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. How beautiful is Death when earned by Virtue ! Who...! 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. Portius, behold... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 450 pages
...friends, Full in my sight ; that I may view at leisure The bloody corse, and count those glorious wounds. How beautiful is Death when earned by Virtue ! Who...youth ! what pity is it That we can die but once to servo our country ! Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends 7 I should have blushed if Cato's... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1859 - 652 pages
...sacrifice will rise from his heart : — ' Fm satisfied ! Thanks to the gods! my son has done his duty. How beautiful is death when earned by virtue ! Who...is it That we can die but once to serve our country ['" The following letter from General Taylor, communicating the afflicting intelligence to Mr. Clay,... | |
 | 1859 - 828 pages
...those glorious wounds. —How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth 1 What pity is it That we can die but once to serve...!— Why sits this sadness on your brows, my friends 1 1 should have blush'd if Cato's house had stood Secure, and flourish'd in a civil war. Portius, behold... | |
 | 1874 - 592 pages
...friends, Full in my sight that I may view at leisure The bloody corse, and count these glorious wounds. How beautiful is death when earned by virtue ! Who...it That we can die but once to serve our country. Portius ! behold thy brother and remember, Thy life is not thine own when Rome demands it. " Juba.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1860 - 450 pages
...satisfied I Thanks to the gods ! my son has done his duty. How beautiful is death when earned by virtue 1 Who would not be that youth? What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country I' " The following letter from General Taylor, communicating the afflicting intelligence to Mr. Clay,... | |
 | 1862 - 448 pages
...relatives over the brave youth who has fallen in defence of the injured rights and honor of his country. How beautiful is death when earned by virtue ! Who...youth? What pity is it That we can die but once to nerve our country. So spoke the Roman from the mouth of Cato. So saiil the father over the dead body... | |
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