After five years : the quinquennial record of the class of 1908, Princeton university . he cohorts,inspired by the lust of further conquest, issued forth again, for theRomans love nothing so much as to march to the beating of drumsand the music of their own battle-cries, and, in this advance, battlewas joined with various columns of barbarians who were encounteredon the way. These having been put to rout, our men did not restuntil they had seized that point of vantage which is called TheSteps, where they did celebrate their prowess as in former times byengaging in vocal combat with one another
After five years : the quinquennial record of the class of 1908, Princeton university . he cohorts,inspired by the lust of further conquest, issued forth again, for theRomans love nothing so much as to march to the beating of drumsand the music of their own battle-cries, and, in this advance, battlewas joined with various columns of barbarians who were encounteredon the way. These having been put to rout, our men did not restuntil they had seized that point of vantage which is called TheSteps, where they did celebrate their prowess as in former times byengaging in vocal combat with one another. The survivors, havinggathered up their arms, returned once more to the encampment,where the Africans were hard put to it to supply a certain amberwine of the country as well as the dogs that had been brought fromFrankfort. The pine tree was made to sing of its lonely estate everand again before at length the Romans, exhausted by the unwontedexercise of battle and fearing for their comfort on the great day ofstress that was to come, rolled themselves into their tunics andslept. 297. Sook II The Argument I.—A downpour breaks upon the scene and brings the inevitable JupiterPluvius to our midst. II.—The legions portrait is made. III.—Forming ofthe battle line. IV.—The order of the formation, with the accent on theform. V.—The encounter before the box of the Emperor. The adamantVestals. VI.—Two contestants who fought to the bitter end. VII.—Fellusthe Younger hurls the sphere. VIII.—The downpour puts a stop to thecontest. IX.—The merry making that followed, and two who tied a can tothe can-can. Chap. I.—At day-break a sudden enthusiasm for the conflictseized the whole camp and before the sun had risen long the body ofGermans were engaged in blowing upon their brass and thumpingtheir drums and fresh re-inforcements were being seen advancingfrom all directions. Many of these the cohorts went out to meet,with the rays of the sun glinting upon their armor and striki
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