 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.  Essays and Lectures: Historical and Literary - Page 312by James Whiteside - 1868 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 360 pages
...sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. 60. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprisCj With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank ; And when above the surges... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1862 - 558 pages
...timber had fallen, when, weighed down with armor as he was, he " plunged headlong in the tide." 11. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank...straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank : And when beneath the snrges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1862 - 564 pages
...tide. No sound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, stood gazing where he sank ; And when above the surges they saw hie crest appear, Rome shouted, and e'en Tuscany could scarce forbear to cheer. But fiercely ran the... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...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...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
...Roman's arm.?, take them in charge this day ! " So he «pake, and speaking, sheathed the good sword by his side, And, with his 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
...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, Plunged headlong in the tide. 60. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard on either bank ; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - Roma (Italia) - 1865 - 666 pages
...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.* No Roman bathes in the Tiber now, and as for feats of natation with or without ' harness,' I do not suppose... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...remained facing the foe until tha last timber had fallen, when, weighed down with armour as he was, he "plunged headlong in the tide."] No sound of joy or...straining eyes. Stood gazing where he sank : And when beneath the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks... | |
 | Readers - 1866 - 408 pages
...remained facing the foe until tha last timber had fallen, when, weighed down with armour as he was, he "plunged headlong in the tide."] No sound of joy or...straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank : And when beneath the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pages
...the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back, Plunged...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... | |
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