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A Lay Sung at the Feast (26)
2023-12-06XXVI Right glad were all the Romans Who, in that hour of dread, Against great odds bare up the war Around Valerius dead, When from the south the cheer...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (25)
2023-12-06XXV Herminius beat his bosom： But never a word he spake. He clapped his hand on Auster's mane, He gave the reins a shake. Away, away, went Auster,...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (24)
2023-12-06XXIV ``Herminius！ Aulus greets thee； He bids thee come with speed, To help our central bettle, For sore is there our need； There wars the youngest Tar...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (23)
2023-12-06XXIII So Aulus spake, and turned him Again to that fierce strife； And Caius Cossus mounted, And rode for death and life. Loud clanged beneath his hors...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (22)
2023-12-06XXII ``Now hearken, Caius Cossus： Spring on thy horse's back； Ride as the wolves of Apennine Were all upon thy track； Haste to our southward battl...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (21)
2023-12-06XXI Then answered Caius Cossus： ``I see an evil sight； The banner of proud Tusculum Comes from the Latian right； I see the plum 嶮horsemen； And far bef...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (20)
2023-12-06XX But north looked the Dictator； North looked he long and hard, And spake to Caius Cossus, The Captain of his Guard； ``Caius, of all the Romans Thou ...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (19)
2023-12-06XIX Then tenfold round the body The roar of battle rose, Like the roar of a burning forest, When a strong north wind blows, Now backward, and now forw...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (18)
2023-12-06XVIII But fiercer grew the fighting Around Valerius dead； For Titus dragged him by the foot And Aulus by the head. ``On, Latines, on！'' quoth ...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (17)
2023-12-06XVII But meanwhile in the centre Great deeds of arms were wrought； There Aulus the Dictator And there Valerius fought. Aulus with his good broadsword ...