and rendering the tideuntidy with the broken fragments. Horatius was now alone in his glory, with the foe before him, andthe flood behind ; his only alternative being between a fatally hot re-ception by the one, and an uncomfortably cold reception by the other. CtfAI\ V.] HORATIUS COCLES. 49… … ticularly hard one, and being encumbered as he was with his arms, touse his legs was scarcely possible. He nevertheless got on swimmingly,for his heart never sank, and at length, feeling his foot touch thebottom, he knew that his hopes were not groundless. By courage and strength Horatius prevailed…
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