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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (54)
2023-12-06LIV Back darted Spurius Lartius； Herminius darted back： And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But when they turned thei...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (55)
2023-12-06LV But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And, like a dam, the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream： And a long shout of triumph...
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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (56)
2023-12-06LVI And, like a horse unbroken When first he feels the rein, The furious river struggled hard, And tossed his tawny mane, And burst the curb and bound...
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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！''...
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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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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！&...