 ... unknown chance of happiness; but in the face of death they resolved to rely upon themselves alone. And when the moment came they were minded to resist and suffer, rather than to fly and save their lives; they ran away from the word...  Thucydides Translated Into English - Page 119by Thucydides - 1881Full view - About this book
 | 1918 - 1062 pages
...lives ; they ran away from the word of dishonour, but on the battlefield their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...the scene, not of their fear, but of their glory." Thus spake Pericles of the Athenian dead, and we may echo his brave words with pride and sincerity.... | |
 | William Pittenger - 1883 - 290 pages
...lives ; they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battlefield their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...Such was the end of these men ; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...lives ; they ran away ',^om the word of dishonour, but on the battlefield their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...Such -was the end of these men ; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
 | 1883 - 548 pages
...T<3 crcu/xaTi inrtfLfivar, Kal ol cAaxicrrov KaipoC ru^sa/ia aKfir) r^s 8dfr;s /xaAAov ^ TOU Scow ' In an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...the scene, not of their fear but of their glory.' — J.'s text. ' While for a moment they were in the hands of fortune, at the height, not of terror... | |
 | Thucydides - 1883 - 732 pages
...lives ; they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...away from the scene, not of their fear, but of their glory.1 " Such was the end of these men ; they were worthy of 43. Athens, and the living need not desire... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1884 - 350 pages
...lives ; they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...Such was the end of these men; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1892 - 334 pages
...lives ; they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...Such was the end of these men ; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1892 - 988 pages
...lives : they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and iu an instant, at the height of their fortune, they passed...Such was the end of these men ; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1892 - 1142 pages
...ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and iu an iustant, at the height of their fortune, they passed away from the scene, not of their fear, hut of their glory. " Such was the end of these men ; they were worthy of Athens, and the living need... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1894 - 458 pages
...their lives. They shrank from the word of dishonor, but on the battle-field their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they...Such was the end of these men. They were worthy of Athens, and the living need not desire to have a more heroic spirit, although they may pray for a less... | |
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