He was at the head of a splendid train of religious, civil and military men, mingled together, or, as the old ballad maker expresses it,
With many a cross bearer before,
And many a spear behind.
The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four.
The pæans were songs, of which the tune and words expressed courage and confidence. […] Pæans were sung, not only when there was a hope of being able, by the help of the gods, to overcome a great and imminent danger, but when the danger was happily past; they were songs of hope and confidence as well as of thanksgiving for victory and safety.
Shepard: I don't have time for this, Conrad. I'm not here to be a role model.
Conrad Verner: Oh, I see how it is. Commander Shepard doesn't have time for the little people!
Conrad Verner: Far be it for me to get in your way! You go be a hero.