-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (46)
2023-12-06XLVI And the great Lord of Luna Fell at that deadly stroke, As falls on Mount Alvernus A thunder smitten oak: Far o'er the crashing forest The gia...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (45)
2023-12-06XLV He reeled, and on Herminius He leaned one breathing-space; Then, like a wild cat mad with wounds, Sprang right at Astur's face. Through teeth,...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (44)
2023-12-06XLIV Then, whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height, He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might. With shield and blade H...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (43)
2023-12-06XLIII He smiled on those bold Romans A smile serene and high; He eyed the flinching Tuscans, And scorn was in his eye. Quoth he, ``The she-wolf's ...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (42)
2023-12-06XLII But hark! the cry is Astur: And lo! the ranks divide; And the great Lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs l...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (41)
2023-12-06XLI But now no sound of laughter Was heard among the foes. A wild and wrathful clamor From all the vanguard rose. Six spears' lengths from the ent...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (40)
2023-12-06XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow. ``Lie there,'' he cried, ``fell pi...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (39)
2023-12-06XXXIX Then Ocnus of Falerii Rushed on the Roman Three; And Lausulus of Urgo, The rover of the sea; And Aruns of Volsinium, Who slew the great wild boa...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (38)
2023-12-06XXXVIII Stout Lartius hurled down Aunus Into the stream beneath; Herminius struck at Seius, And clove him to the teeth; At Picus brave Horatius Darted...
-
A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (37)
2023-12-06XXXVII Aunus from green Tifernum, Lord of the Hill of Vines; And Seius, whose eight hundred slaves Sicken in Ilva's mines; And Picus, long to Clus...