 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome : " Oh Tiber ! Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's...tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either hank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parting lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...whom the Ramans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arm.?, take them in charge this day ! " So he «pake, and speaking, sheathed the good sword by his side,...harness on his back, plunged headlong in the tide. 27. No nound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank ; liut friends and foes, in dumb surprise,... | |
 | John Mahelon Berry Sill - English language - 1863 - 240 pages
...And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. 59. " Oh, Tiber ! father Tiber ! m To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day !" m So he spake, and speaking sheathed His good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back,... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1864 - 210 pages
...the noble river That rolls by the towers of Home. « ' Oh, Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Komans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in...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... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - Children's poetry - 1864 - 482 pages
...home, And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the walls of Rome : ' O Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms Take thou in charge this day."' And with this brief prayer he leapt into the foaming stream. Polybius was told that he was there drowned... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Armada, 1588 - 1864 - 168 pages
...home; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. LIX. "Oh, Tiber! father Tiber I To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this dayl" So he spake, and speaking sheathed, The good sword by his side And with his harness on his back,... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - Roma (Italia) - 1865 - 666 pages
...crash like thunder,' the hero swam across the river with his armour on : — ' 0 Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's...harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide.* No Roman bathes in the Tiber now, and as for feats of natation with or without ' harness,' I do not suppose... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 pages
...home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome : ' Oh, Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's...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... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pages
...towers of Rome : " Oh Tiber ! Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parting lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank ; And when above the surges They saw his... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 738 pages
...And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. LIX. " Oh, Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. LX. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
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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. 
