A gallery of famous English and American poets . Thine, Roman, is the pilum : Roman, the sword is thine,The even trench, the bristling mound, The legions ordered line ;And thine the wheels of triumph, AVhich with their laurelled trainMove slowly up the shouting streets To Joves eternal fane. Beneath thy yoke the Volscian Shall vail his lofty brow :Soft Capuas curled revellers Before thy chairs shall bow :The Lucuinoes of Arnus Shall quake tliy rods to see;And the proud Samnites heait of steo Shall yield to only thee. The Gaul shall come against theeFrom the land of snow and night: Thou shalt g

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A gallery of famous English and American poets . Thine, Roman, is the pilum : Roman, the sword is thine,The even trench, the bristling mound, The legions ordered line ;And thine the wheels of triumph, AVhich with their laurelled trainMove slowly up the shouting streets To Joves eternal fane. Beneath thy yoke the Volscian Shall vail his lofty brow :Soft Capuas curled revellers Before thy chairs shall bow :The Lucuinoes of Arnus Shall quake tliy rods to see;And the proud Samnites heait of steo Shall yield to only thee. The Gaul shall come against theeFrom the land of snow and night: Thou shalt give his fair-haired armiesTo the raven and the kite. The Greek shall come against conqueror of the East. Beside him stalks to battleThe huge eartli-shaking beast.

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