 | Henry Tudor - North America - 1834 - 518 pages
...subjoin a translation of the two inscriptions. The first may be thus rendered : — MILITARY HEROISM GAVE THEM A COMMON DEATH, HISTORY A COMMON FAME, POSTERITY A COMMON MONUMENT. And the second in the following words : — THIS FOUNDATION STONE OF A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE... | |
 | Henry Tudor - Cuba - 1834 - 512 pages
...subjoin a translation of the two inscriptions. The first may be thus rendered : — MILITARY HEROISM CAVE THEM A COMMON DEATH, HISTORY A COMMON FAME, POSTERITY A COMMON MONUMENT. And the second in the following words : — THIS FOUNDATION STONE OF A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) - 1848 - 234 pages
...was composed by JC Fisher, Esq., founder of the Quebec Gazette, and is as follows : " Military virtue gave them a common death, History a common fame, Posterity a common monument." The Golden dog is another curiosity which will attract the attention of the visitor to Quebec. It is... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) - 1848 - 342 pages
...composed by JC Fisher, Esq., LL.D., founder of the Quebec Gazette, and is as follows : " Military virtue gave them a common death, History a common fame, Posterity a common monument." The Golden Dog is another curiosity which will attract the attention of the visitor to Quebec. It is... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Canada - 1856 - 572 pages
...was composed by JC Fisher, Esq., founder of the Quebec Gazette, and is as follows : " Military virtue gave them a ^common death, History a common fame, Posterity a common monument." The Golden Dog is another curiosity which will attract the attention of the visitor to Quebec. It is... | |
 | Québec (Québec) - 1857 - 62 pages
...work neglected for many years (what is there more worthy of a gallant general?) he promoted by hts influence, encouraged by his example, and favoured...monument was laid in presence of His Excellency. the Grovernor-in-Cbief, the Lord Bishop of Quebec, the Chief Justice, the Committee of Superintendence,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Day - Canada - 1864 - 360 pages
...he promoted by his influence, encouraged by his example, and favoured by his munificence, 15th Nov., 1827, George IV. reigning King of Great Britain. "...prowess gave them a common death ; history a common fame ; and posterity a common monument, in the year of our Lord, 1827." Montcalm was buried in the Ursuline... | |
 | John Robert Kippax - Epitaphs - 1877 - 238 pages
...MONTCALM. MORTEM VIRTUS COMMUNEM FAMAM HISTORIA MONUMENTUM POSTER IT AS [TRANSLATION. — Military virtue gave them a common death. History a common fame. Posterity a common monument.] ON MONTCALM. In the chapel of the Ursuline Con vent, Quebec, may be seen this additional tribute to... | |
 | Thomas Hunter - Home schooling - 1884 - 670 pages
...37. One formed of many. (Motto of United States.) 3S. God helping, nothing need be feared. 39. Valor gave them a common death ; history a common fame ; posterity a common monument. (Dr. Fisher, Surgeon, British Aruiy.i [Inscription on the joint monument erected to the memory ol Wolfe... | |
 | Joseph Wallace - Canada - 1893 - 454 pages
...Posteritax. Dedit AD 1827. Which, being freely rendered into English, reads thus: "Military virtue gave them a common death ; History a common fame ; Posterity a common monument."* *!D 1832 Lord Aylmar, governor-general of Canada, caused to be erected on the Plains of Abraham, at... | |
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Military prowess gave them a common death, History, a common fame, Posterity, a common monument. 
