. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . of the noblest youngmen of Rome, with Brutus as their leader, called their godsto witness that they would no longer allow a king in Rome,and that the family of Tarquin should not be permitted tolive within the state. The people, aroused, followed themto arms, and King Tarquin and all his family were obligedto flee for their lives. Thus ended the long line of Roman kings. A new formof government was agreed upon; instead of kings, whomight oppress the people as Tarquin had done, two consulswere elected every year, so that no one could
. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . of the noblest youngmen of Rome, with Brutus as their leader, called their godsto witness that they would no longer allow a king in Rome,and that the family of Tarquin should not be permitted tolive within the state. The people, aroused, followed themto arms, and King Tarquin and all his family were obligedto flee for their lives. Thus ended the long line of Roman kings. A new formof government was agreed upon; instead of kings, whomight oppress the people as Tarquin had done, two consulswere elected every year, so that no one could stay longin office. Brutus now saw the prophecy of the oraclefulfilled, for he was elected one of the first consuls. But the Tarquins did not give up so easily as at firstappeared. They sent to the neighboring tribes that wereenemies of the Roman people and stirred them up to after battle followed with many tribes, and it wasyears before the last of the Tarquins, the old king himself, THE LAST OF THE KINGS. 207 3 ?ao o 1-9 w S)O >21 >9O. 308 STEPPING STONES TO LITERATURE. was killed in battle and the fear of this dread family waslemaved from Rome. Eyer-after-in Uieir-history tlienamaof king was hated by them. XXXIX. HORATIUS AT THE BRIDQB. Bt Thomas Babington Macaulay. (1800-1859 ?) Thomas BabingtonMacaulay was an Eng-lish writer of essays, histo-ries, and poems, very muchadmired in his day, andstill read^by many peoplewith gre^t pleasure. Hewas a master of clear, vig-orous English, using al-:ways the right word inthe right place. His liter-,ary style is forceful andbrilliant,- and worthy ofcareful study by hisreaders. Macaulays prin-cipal poems, of which thefollowing is one, werecalled Lays of AncientKome, and told in poetical form some of thefamous stories about theancient Romans. Sextusythat one of Tarquins sons who had been the chief cause of the Romans*hatred, gathered a large army against Rome and marched with them tothe very banks of the Tiber opposite
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