Lays of Ancient Rome, the Armada, Ivry, And the Battle of Naseby
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100 LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME.
His cursed head, that he was wont to hold so high with pride, Now, like a drunken man's, hung down, and swayed from side to side ; And when his stout retainers had brought him to his door, His face and neck were all one cake of filth and clotted gore.
285 As Appius Claudius was that day, so may his grandson be !
God send Rome one such other sight, and send me there to see !
THE PROPHECY OF CAPYS.
It can hardly be necessary to remind any reader that, according to the po...pular tradition, Romulus, after he had slain his grand-uncle, Amulius, and restored his grandfather Numitor, determined to quit Alba, the he- reditary domain of the Sylvian princes, and to found a new city. The gods, it was added, vouchsafed the clear- est signs of the favor with which they regarded the en- terprise, and of the high destinies reserved for the young colony.
This event was likely to be a favorite theme of the old Latin minstrels. They would naturally attribute the project of Romulus to some divine intimation of the power and prosperity which it was decreed that his city should attain.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
100 LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME.
His cursed head, that he was wont to hold so high with pride, Now, like a drunken man's, hung down, and swayed from side to side ; And when his stout retainers had brought him to his door, His face and neck were all one cake of filth and clotted gore.
285 As Appius Claudius was that day, so may his grandson be !
God send Rome one such other sight, and send me there to see !
THE PROPHECY OF CAPYS.
It can hardly be necessary to remind any reader that, according to the po...pular tradition, Romulus, after he had slain his grand-uncle, Amulius, and restored his grandfather Numitor, determined to quit Alba, the he- reditary domain of the Sylvian princes, and to found a new city. The gods, it was added, vouchsafed the clear- est signs of the favor with which they regarded the en- terprise, and of the high destinies reserved for the young colony.
This event was likely to be a favorite theme of the old Latin minstrels. They would naturally attribute the project of Romulus to some divine intimation of the power and prosperity which it was decreed that his city should attain.
What to read after Lays of Ancient Rome, the Armada, Ivry, And the Battle of Naseby?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron to read onlineMoreLess
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