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A Lay Sung at the Feast (4)
2023-12-06IV But Roman, when thou standest Upon that holy ground, Look thou with heed on the dark rock That girds the dark lake round. So shalt thou see a hoof-...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (5)
2023-12-06V Since last the Great Twin Brethren Of mortal eyes were seen, Have years gone by an hundred And fourscore and thirteen. That summer a Virginius Was C...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (6)
2023-12-06VI ``Hear, Senators and people Of the good town of Rome, The Thirty Cities charge you To bring the Tarquins home: And if ye still be stubborn To work ...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (7)
2023-12-06VII Then spake the Consul Aulus, He spake a bitter jest: ``Once the jays sent a message Unto the eagle's nest:—— Now yield thou up thi...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (8)
2023-12-06VIII The Herald of the Latines Hath hied him back in state: The Fathers of the City Are met in high debate. Then spake the elder Consul, And ancient m...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (9)
2023-12-06IX So Aulus was Dictator, The man of seventy fights; He made utius Elva His Master of the Knights. On the third morn thereafter, At downing of the day...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (10)
2023-12-06X Up rose the golden morning Over the Porcian height, The proud Ides of Quintilis Marked evermore in white. Not without secret trouble Our bravest saw...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (11)
2023-12-06XI Aricia, Cora, Norba, Velitr*, with the might Of Setia and of Tusculum, Were marshalled on the right: The leader was Mamilius, Prince of the Latian ...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (12)
2023-12-06XII Lavinium and Laurentum Had on the left their post, With all the banners of the marsh, And banners of the coast. Their leader was false Sextus, Tha...
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A Lay Sung at the Feast (13)
2023-12-06XIII But in the centre thickest Were ranged the shields of foes, And from the centre loudest The cry of batle rose. There Tibur marched and Pedum Bene...