 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.  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 296by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Charles John Plumptre - 1876 - 418 pages
...Palatinus The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. " Oh, Tiber, father Tiber, To whom the Romans pray ;...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted... | |
 | T W M - 1876 - 264 pages
...f The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. " Oh, Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray,...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1876 - 272 pages
...Palatinus The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. " Oh, Tiber, father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray,...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 pages
...The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome : " 0 Tiber ! Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank, But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - 1876 - 458 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 arms, Take thou in charge this day ! " So he sp&ke, and, speaking, sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back, Plunged... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 120 pages
...The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. LIX. A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! " 580 So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his... | |
 | Susan Cahill - 1996 - 448 pages
...dimly glooming in the twilight, then the Angel of the Last Judgment. We crossed Ponte Sant'Angelo. Oh Tiber, father Tiber, to whom the Romans pray, a...life, a Roman's arms, take thou in charge this day. Though it was hardly 9 o'clock, not a carriage, scarcely a living being, as we drove slowly up Via... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 404 pages
...But those behind cried 'Forward!' And those before cried 'Back!' 2685 Lays of Ancient Rome 'Horatius' Oh, Tiber! father Tiber To whom the Romans pray, A...life. a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day! MACAULAY Dame Rose 1889-1958 2686 It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead. 2687... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pages
...But those behind cried 'Forward!' And those before cried 'Back!' 6843 Lays of Ancient Rome 'Horatius' ark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, 6844 Lays of Ancient Rome 'Horatiiis' And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 2005 - 553 pages
...The white porch of his home ; And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the towers of Rome. LIX. "Oh, Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray,...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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