Lays of ancient RomeD. Lothrop, 1884 - 252 Seiten |
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... thousand , The horse are thousands ten : Before the gates of Sutrium Is met the great array . A proud man was Lars Porsena Upon the trysting day . XII . For all the Etruscan armies Were ranged beneath his eye , And many a banished Roman ...
... thousand , The horse are thousands ten : Before the gates of Sutrium Is met the great array . A proud man was Lars Porsena Upon the trysting day . XII . For all the Etruscan armies Were ranged beneath his eye , And many a banished Roman ...
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... thousand May well be stopped by three . XXXI . Horatius , ' quoth the Consul , ' As thou sayest , so let it be . ' And straight against that great array Forth went the dauntless Three . For Romans in Rome's quarrel Spared neither land ...
... thousand May well be stopped by three . XXXI . Horatius , ' quoth the Consul , ' As thou sayest , so let it be . ' And straight against that great array Forth went the dauntless Three . For Romans in Rome's quarrel Spared neither land ...
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... thousand foes before , And the broad flood behind . ' Down with him ! ' cried false Sextus , With a smile on his pale face . ' Now yield thee , ' cried Lars Porsena , Now yield thee to our grace . ' LVIII . Round turned he , as not ...
... thousand foes before , And the broad flood behind . ' Down with him ! ' cried false Sextus , With a smile on his pale face . ' Now yield thee , ' cried Lars Porsena , Now yield thee to our grace . ' LVIII . Round turned he , as not ...
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... thousand horsemen , all persons of fair repute and easy fortune . * There can be no doubt that the Censors who instituted this august ceremony acted in concert with the Pontiffs to whom , by the constitution of Rome , the ...
... thousand horsemen , all persons of fair repute and easy fortune . * There can be no doubt that the Censors who instituted this august ceremony acted in concert with the Pontiffs to whom , by the constitution of Rome , the ...
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... thousand watch - fires The midnight sky was red . X. Up rose the golden morning Over the Porcian height , The proud Ides of Quintilis Marked evermore with white , Not without secret trouble Our bravest saw the foes ; For girt by ...
... thousand watch - fires The midnight sky was red . X. Up rose the golden morning Over the Porcian height , The proud Ides of Quintilis Marked evermore with white , Not without secret trouble Our bravest saw the foes ; For girt by ...
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Seite 31 - They gave him of the corn-land, That was of public right, As much as two strong oxen Could plough from morn till night : And they made a molten image, And set it up on high, And there it stands unto this day To witness if I lie.
Seite 30 - 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 92 - Coligni's hoary hair all dabbled with his blood; And we cried unto the living God, who rules the fate of war, To fight for his own holy name, and Henry of Navarre.
Seite 31 - No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank, But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Seite 91 - 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.
Seite 32 - And in the nights of winter, When the cold north winds blow, And the long howling of the wolves Is heard amidst the snow ; When round the lonely cottage Roars loud the tempest's din, And the good logs of Algidus Roar louder yet within...
Seite 25 - 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 30 - 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 19 - East and west and south and north The messengers ride fast, And tower and town and cottage Have heard the trumpet's blast. Shame on the false Etruscan Who lingers in his home, When Porsena of Clusium Is on the march for Rome.
Seite 27 - 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...