 | John Hughes - 1819 - 432 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Mrs. Markham - 1829 - 452 pages
...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 drive us to the sea. The sea throws us back on the swords of the Barbarians : so we have nothing left but the wretched choice of... | |
 | 1832 - 360 pages
...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 pages
...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 drive us to the sea. The sea throws us back on the swords of the Barbarians : so we have nothing left but the wretched choice of... | |
 | 1840 - 278 pages
...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... | |
 | Francis Thackeray - 1843 - 354 pages
...of wretchedness. Their Letters were couched in the following strain : "To Aetius, thrice Consul18, the groans of the " Britons. — The Barbarians drive us to the " sea, the sea forces us back to the Barba- 'D' 446. " rians ; so that we have nothing but the " dreadful alternative... | |
 | John Allen Giles - 1847 - 440 pages
...memorable extract has been preserved of the letter which they addressed to him. " To yEtius, thrice consul, the groans of the Britons ! .... The barbarians drive us to the sea : the sea throws us back upon the barbarians : thus two modes of death await us : we shall either be drowned,... | |
 | William Williams Mortimer - 1847 - 540 pages
...general of Valentinian, was then prefect, with a petition to the following effect, " To JEtius, thrice Consul, the groans of the Britons : the barbarians drive us to the sea, the sea throws us back on the swords of the barbarians, so that we have nothing left us but the wretched choice... | |
 | T. Timpson - 1847 - 714 pages
...succours to iEtius, prefect of Gaul; it is said, in these humiliating terms: — " To iEtius, thrice consul, the groans of the Britons ! — The barbarians drive us to the sea — the sea throws us back on the swords of the barbarians — so that we have nothing left us but the wretched... | |
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The Barbarians drive us to the sea. The sea drives us back to the Barbarians. Between these arise two sorts of death. We are either slaughtered or drowned. 
