 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
 | William Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 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. LX. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank : But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1873 - 348 pages
...in charge this day !" So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with hig harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrowWas heard from either bank; But Mends and foes, in dumb surprise. With parted lips and straining... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1874 - 286 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...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... | |
 | George Gill (schoolmaster.) - 1874 - 170 pages
...grave, tox, show, shear, t'rea, and erou. 3. Parse tl,e words in italies in tlix following verse ; — " No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank, But friends and/e?«, in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, 50. Pretmt. Saw, Sawed, (Eeg.) Pan.... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - American literature - 1875 - 660 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...surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gaziug where he sank ; Ami when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - Anthologies - 1875 - 240 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 headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrowWas heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, ' With parted lips and straining... | |
 | English poetry - 1876 - 564 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 headlong in the tide. LX. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank, But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1875 - 752 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 headlong in the tide. LX. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - Readers - 1875 - 348 pages
...Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day!" Horatius spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. 9. But fiercely ran the current, Swollen high by months of rain; And fast his blood was flowing, And... | |
 | Readers - 1875 - 324 pages
...Eoman'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. 9. No sound of joy or sorrow But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With parting lips and straining... | |
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