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... authority on that portion of history with which he deals . Macaulay's personal appearance was never better described than in two sentences of Praed's Introduction to Knight's Quarterly Magazine : " There comes up a short manly figure ...
... authority on that portion of history with which he deals . Macaulay's personal appearance was never better described than in two sentences of Praed's Introduction to Knight's Quarterly Magazine : " There comes up a short manly figure ...
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... " exclaims Cicero , " that we still had the old ballads of which Cato speaks ! " Valerius Maximus gives us exactly similar information , without mentioning his authority , and observes that the ancient Roman 8 PREFACE .
... " exclaims Cicero , " that we still had the old ballads of which Cato speaks ! " Valerius Maximus gives us exactly similar information , without mentioning his authority , and observes that the ancient Roman 8 PREFACE .
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... authority on all questions connected with the antiquities of his country is entitled to the greatest respect , tells us that at banquets it was once the fashion for boys to sing , some- times with and sometimes without instrumental ...
... authority on all questions connected with the antiquities of his country is entitled to the greatest respect , tells us that at banquets it was once the fashion for boys to sing , some- times with and sometimes without instrumental ...
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... authority for these two tales , the chronicle of William of Malmesbury , who lived ( in the time of King Stephen . The great majority of readers suppose that the device by which Elfrida was substituted for her young mistress , the ...
... authority for these two tales , the chronicle of William of Malmesbury , who lived ( in the time of King Stephen . The great majority of readers suppose that the device by which Elfrida was substituted for her young mistress , the ...
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... authority than that of ballads . Such is the way in which these two well - known tales have been handed down . They originally appeared in a poetical form . They found their way from ballads into an old chronicle . The ballads perished ...
... authority than that of ballads . Such is the way in which these two well - known tales have been handed down . They originally appeared in a poetical form . They found their way from ballads into an old chronicle . The ballads perished ...
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Alba Longa Alban Amulius ancient Appius Claudius Appius Claudius Crassus Aulus axes ballad-poetry ballads beneath Black Auster blood brave days bridge Caius Camillus Castor chronicle Claudian clients Clusium Consul Cossus curule chair dead Decemvirs Ennius Etruria Etruscan Fabius false Sextus Fathers fell fight foes Forum fought gown Greek hand hath head heart Herminius hill horse horsemen Ides of Quintilis kings Knights Lake Regillus Lars Porsena Lartius Latin Licinius lictors Livy lord Macaulay Mamilius Manius Curius Manius Curius Dentatus minstrels note to Battle note to Horatius o'er Patricians Percy Plebeians poem poet poetry Pontiff Posthumius Prince Punic purple Pyrrhus Quintilis Roman Rome Rome's Romulus rose round Sacred Second Punic War shield slain smote songs spake stood story strange sword Tarquin Tarquinius temple thee thou thrice Tiber Titus to-day Tribunes triumph Tuscan Tusculum Twin Brethren unto Valerius Vesta's Virginia Volscian
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Page 38 - 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 where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Page 29 - Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may ; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three. Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me?
Page 37 - Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind, Thrice thirty thousand foes before, And the broad flood behind. "Down with him!" cried false Sextus, With a smile on his pale face. "Now yield thee," cried Lars Porsena, "Now yield thee to our grace.
Page 40 - When the oldest cask is opened, And the largest lamp is lit; When the chestnuts glow in the embers, And the kid turns on the spit...
Page 38 - 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, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side. And with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide.
Page 39 - 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 clapping And noise of weeping loud, He enters through the River-Gate, Borne by the joyous crowd.
Page 28 - But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe: " Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down ; And if they once may win the bridge. What hope to save the town...
Page 39 - 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 image, And set it up on high, And there it stands unto this day To witness if I lie.
Page 33 - Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow: "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate! No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark The track of thy destroying bark; No more Campania's hinds shall fly To woods and caverns, when they spy Thy thrice-accursed sail!" But now no sound of laughter Was heard among the foes; A wild and wrathful clamor From all the vanguard rose. Six spears...
Page 34 - Right deftly turned the blow. The blow, though turned, came yet too nigh ; It missed his helm, but gashed his thigh ; The Tuscans raised a joyful cry To see the red blood flow.