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,... The Book of Familiar Quotations: Being a Collection of Popular Extracts and ... - Seite 174 1866 - 268 Seiten Vollansicht -
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