Lays of Ancient Rome: With Ivry and The ArmadaLongmans, Green, 1870 - 167 páginas |
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... Tiber , the fig - tree , the she - wolf , the shepherd's cabin , the recognition , the fratricide , the rape of the Sabines , the death of Tarpeia , the fall of Hostus Hostilius , the struggle of Mettus Curtius through the marsh , the ...
... Tiber , the fig - tree , the she - wolf , the shepherd's cabin , the recognition , the fratricide , the rape of the Sabines , the death of Tarpeia , the fall of Hostus Hostilius , the struggle of Mettus Curtius through the marsh , the ...
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... Tiber Was tumult and affright : From all the spacious champaign To Rome men took their flight . A mile around the city , The throng stopped up the ways ; A fearful sight it was to see Through two long nights and days . XIV . For aged ...
... Tiber Was tumult and affright : From all the spacious champaign To Rome men took their flight . A mile around the city , The throng stopped up the ways ; A fearful sight it was to see Through two long nights and days . XIV . For aged ...
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... Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray , L A Roman's life , a Roman's arms , Take thou HORATIUS . 59.
... Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray , L A Roman's life , a Roman's arms , Take thou HORATIUS . 59.
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... Tiber Bore bravely up his chin . * LXIII . ' Curse on him ! ' quoth false Sextus ; ' Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay , ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! ' ' Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena , ' And ...
... Tiber Bore bravely up his chin . * LXIII . ' Curse on him ! ' quoth false Sextus ; ' Will not the villain drown ? But for this stay , ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! ' ' Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena , ' And ...
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... Tiber , seem to be all strictly Roman . But when we have done with the Tuscan war , and enter upon the war with the Latines , we are again struck by the Greek air of the story . The Battle of the Lake Regillus is in all respects a ...
... Tiber , seem to be all strictly Roman . But when we have done with the Tuscan war , and enter upon the war with the Latines , we are again struck by the Greek air of the story . The Battle of the Lake Regillus is in all respects a ...
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Alba Longa ancient Appius Claudius array Aulus ballad-poetry ballads battle beneath Black Auster blood brave days bridge broadsword Caius chronicle Claudian Clusium Consul cried Curius Dionysius Ennius Fabian house Fabius false Sextus fast Fathers fierce fight foes Forum fought gown Greece Greek hand hath head helmet Henry of Navarre Herminius Herodotus Horatius horse Hurrah Ides of Quintilis King Knights Lake Regillus Lars Porsena Latian name Latin Licinius lictors Livy Lord loud loves Lucius Lucius Sextius Mamilius Manius Curius Dentatus minstrels Nævius never numbers o'er Patricians pilum Plebeians poem poet poetry Pontiff Posthumius Prince proud Punic purple Quintilis ranks rode Roman Rome Rome's Romulus round rushed Second Punic War shield shout slain smile smote songs spake spears steed stood story strange sword Tarquin Terentianus Maurus thee thou thrice Tiber Titus to-day Tribunes triumph Tuscan Tusculum Twin Brethren unto Valerius verses Volscian
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Página 161 - was passed from man to man. But out spake gentle Henry, " No Frenchman is my foe: Down, down with every foreigner, but let your brethren go.
Página 50 - Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state ; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great ; Then lands were fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.
Página 51 - Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright Of a broad sea of gold. Four hundred trumpets sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose: And forth three chiefs...
Página 166 - And crushed and torn beneath his claws the princely hunters lay. Ho ! strike the flagstaff deep, Sir Knight : ho ! scatter flowers, fair maids : Ho ! gunners, fire a loud salute : ho ! gallants, draw your blades : Thou sun, shine on her joyously — ye breezes, waft her wide; Our glorious SEMPER EADEM, the banner of our pride.
Página 159 - Now let there be the merry sound of music and of dance, Through thy corn-fields green, and sunny vines, oh pleasant land of France! And thou, Rochelle, our own Rochelle, proud city of the waters, Again let rapture light the eyes of all thy mourning daughters. As thou wert constant in our ills, be joyous in our joy, For cold, and stiff, and still are they who wrought thy walls annoy.
Página 167 - ... o'er Darwin's rocky dales Till like volcanoes flared to heaven the stormy hills of Wales, Till twelve fair counties saw the blaze on Malvern's lonely height, Till streamed in crimson on the wind the Wrekin's crest of light, Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless plain ; Till Belvoir's lordly terraces the sign to Lincoln sent, And Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale of Trent ; Till Skiddaw saw the fire...
Página 53 - Herminius smote down Aruns; Lartius laid Ocnus low; Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow. "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate! No more aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark The track of thy destroying bark. No more Campania's hinds shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail." XLI. But now no sound of laughter Was heard among the foes, A wild and wrathful clamor From all the vanguard rose. Six spears...
Página 58 - But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And like a dam the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream ; And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome, As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.
Página 50 - Now while the three were tightening Their harness on their backs, The Consul was the foremost man To take in hand an axe; And fathers, mixed with commons...
Página 47 - Fast by the royal standard, O'erlooking all the war, Lars Porsena of Clusium Sat in his ivory car. By the right wheel rode Mamilius, Prince of the Latian name; And by the left false Sextus, That wrought the deed of shame.