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... . But we have direct evidence of unques- tionable authority . Ennius , who flourished in the time of the Second Punic War , was regarded in the Augustan age as the father of Latin poetry . He was , in truth xviii PREFACE .
... . But we have direct evidence of unques- tionable authority . Ennius , who flourished in the time of the Second Punic War , was regarded in the Augustan age as the father of Latin poetry . He was , in truth xviii PREFACE .
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... authority , and observes that the ancient Roman ballads were prob- ably of more benefit to the young than all the lectures as the place fittest , by reason both of its safety and of its sanctity , to contain so precious a relic . The ...
... authority , and observes that the ancient Roman ballads were prob- ably of more benefit to the young than all the lectures as the place fittest , by reason both of its safety and of its sanctity , to contain so precious a relic . The ...
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... authority on all questions connected with the antiquities of his country is entitled to the greatest respect , tells us that at banquets it was once the fashion for boys to sing , sometimes with and sometimes without instrumental music ...
... authority on all questions connected with the antiquities of his country is entitled to the greatest respect , tells us that at banquets it was once the fashion for boys to sing , sometimes with and sometimes without instrumental music ...
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... authority of Terentianus Maurus , and of the still higher authority of Bentley , we may venture to doubt whether the coincidence was not fortuitous . We constantly find the same rude and simple numbers in different countries , under ...
... authority of Terentianus Maurus , and of the still higher authority of Bentley , we may venture to doubt whether the coincidence was not fortuitous . We constantly find the same rude and simple numbers in different countries , under ...
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... authority for these two tales , the chronicle of William of Malmesbury , who lived in the time of King Stephen . The great majority of readers suppose that the device by which Elfrida was substituted for her young mistress , the ...
... authority for these two tales , the chronicle of William of Malmesbury , who lived in the time of King Stephen . The great majority of readers suppose that the device by which Elfrida was substituted for her young mistress , the ...
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Seite 177 - He looked upon his people, and a tear was in his eye ; He looked upon the traitors, and his glance was stern and high. Right graciously he smiled on us, as rolled from wing to wing, Down all our line, a deafening shout,
Seite 38 - Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! ' So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide.
Seite 178 - Bartholomew," 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...
Seite 180 - Antwerp monks may sing a mass for thy poor spearmen's souls. Ho ! gallant nobles of the League, look that your arms be bright ; Ho ! burghers of Saint Genevieve, keep watch and ward to-night.
Seite 190 - ... din, As fast from every village round the horse came spurring in : And eastward straight from wild Blackheath the warlike errand went, And roused in many an ancient hall the gallant squires of Kent. Southward from Surrey's pleasant hills flew those bright couriers forth...
Seite 14 - But by the yellow 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.
Seite 37 - Back darted Spurius Lartius ; Herminius darted back ; And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But when they turned their faces, And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Seite 24 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Seite 97 - This day, by Lake Regillus, Under the Porcian height, All in the lands of Tusculum Was fought a glorious fight. To-morrow your Dictator Shall bring in triumph home The spoils of thirty cities To deck the shrines of Rome...
Seite 24 - And for the tender mother Who dandled him to rest, And for the wife who nurses His baby at her breast, And for the holy maidens Who feed the eternal flame, To save them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame ? ' Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three. Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me ?