 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 528 trang
...letters, in the following mournful strain ; " To Aetius, thrice consul, the groans of the Bri" tons.— The barbarians drive us to the sea, the " sea throws us back on the swords of the barba** rians ; so that we have nothing left us but the " wretched choice of being either drowned or... | |
 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 524 trang
...letters, in the following mournful strain; " To Aetkis, thrice consul, the groans of the Bri'* tons.—The barbarians drive us to the sea, the '* sea throws us back on the swords of the barba" rians; so that we have nothing left us but the " wretched choice of being either drowned or... | |
 | John Hughes - 1819 - 432 trang
...message was sent to CEtius, the general of Valentinian, whom Gildas stiles CEgitius : " To Agitius, thrice consul, THE GROANS OF THE BRITONS ; the barbarians drive us to the sea, and the sea drives us back to the barbarians. Between these two kinds of death, we are exposed either... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - 1824 - 496 trang
...service, whilst the continental auxiliaries would be employed in their armies here. 1 " To JEtiuii thrice Consul— THE GROANS OF THE BRITONS : — " The barbarians drive us to the sea, and the sea drives us back to the barbarians ; so that between both we are reduced to the wretched... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1826 - 740 trang
...mournful strain: " To Acetius, thrice consul, the groans of the Britons: — The barbarians drive us into the sea ; the sea throws us back on the swords of the barbarians; so that no resource remains for us but the miserable choice of being drowned or butchered." All entreaties... | |
 | Mrs. Markham - 1829 - 452 trang
...help them; and I will repeat to you the letter they wrote to ^Etius, the governor of Gaul. " To Mtius, thrice Consul. The groans of the Britons. The Barbarians...year after Christ 448, a prince of the Britons, named Vortigern, when he found that the Romans would no longer grant any assistance, most unwisely advised... | |
 | 1832 - 360 trang
...imploring help from their old masters. We have one of their moaning epistles still before us. " To Ae'tius, thrice consul : the groans of the Britons ! The barbarians drive us to the sea ; — the sea sends us back to the barbarians : — we have only the hard choice left of perishing by the sword or... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1834 - 414 trang
...addressed by them at this time to the governor of Gaul is still extant. It is the following : "To /K tius, thrice Consul. The groans of the Britons. The Barbarians...wretched choice of being either drowned or butchered." What is the poetic history of Arthur ? What was the popular belief of the Welsh in respect to Prince... | |
 | 1840 - 278 trang
...imploring help from their old masters. We have one of their moaning epistles still before us. '' To Aetius, thrice consul : the groans of the Britons ! The barbarians drive us to the sea ; — the sea sends us back to the barbarians : — we have only the hard choice left of perishing by the sword or... | |
 | Gildas (st.) - 1841 - 220 trang
...the third time : anotherread- the groans of the Britons." And again a little further, thus : — " The Barbarians drive us to the sea ; the sea throws us back on the barbarians : thus two modes of death await us, we are either slain or drowned." The Romans, however,... | |
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The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians; thus two modes of death await us; we are either slain or drowned. 
