 | Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - Страниц: 528
...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 - Страниц: 524
...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 - Страниц: 432
...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 - Страниц: 496
...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 - Страниц: 740
...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 - Страниц: 452
...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...wretched choice of being either drowned or butchered." But this melancholy letter did no good. No Romans came., In the year after Christ 448, a prince of... | |
 | 1832 - Страниц: 360
...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 - Страниц: 414
...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...the popular belief of the Welsh in respect to Prince Arthur? What effect had the protection afforded to the Britons by the Romans upon their character ?... | |
 | 1840 - Страниц: 278
...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 - Страниц: 220
...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. 
