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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (66)
2023-12-06LXVI It stands in the Comitium Plain for all folk to see； Horatius in his harness, Halting upon one knee： And underneath is written, In letters all of...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (65)
2023-12-06LXV 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 ima...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (64)
2023-12-06LXIV And now he feels the bottom； Now on dry earth he stands； Now round him throng the Fathers； To press his gory hands； And now, with shouts and clap...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (63)
2023-12-06LXIII ``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！&...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (62)
2023-12-06LXII Never, I ween, did swimmer, In such an evil case, Struggle through such a raging flood Safe to the landing place： But his limbs were borne up bra...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (61)
2023-12-06LXI But fiercely ran the current, Swollen high by months of rain： And fast his blood was flowing； And he was sore in pain, And heavy with his armor, A...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (60)
2023-12-06LX 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 wher...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (59)
2023-12-06LVIX ``Oh, 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, ...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (58)
2023-12-06LVIII Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see； Nought spake he to Lars Porsena, To Sextus nought spake he； But he saw on Palatinus ...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (57)
2023-12-06LVII Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind； Thrice thirty thousand foes before, And the broad flood behind. ``Down with him！''...