San Francisco water . HE Romans knew how to cause theparted floods to measure their plain withthe strong, steady, and level flight ofarches from the watersheds in the hillsto the arid city; and having the waterscaptive, they knew how to compel them to take part,by fountains, in this Roman triumph. They had the witto boast thus of their brilliant prisoner. None more splendid came bound to Rome, or gracedcaptivity with a more invincible liberty of the the captivity and the leap of the heart of the waters have outlived their captors. They have remainedin Rome, and have remained alone. O
San Francisco water . HE Romans knew how to cause theparted floods to measure their plain withthe strong, steady, and level flight ofarches from the watersheds in the hillsto the arid city; and having the waterscaptive, they knew how to compel them to take part,by fountains, in this Roman triumph. They had the witto boast thus of their brilliant prisoner. None more splendid came bound to Rome, or gracedcaptivity with a more invincible liberty of the the captivity and the leap of the heart of the waters have outlived their captors. They have remainedin Rome, and have remained alone. Over them the vietory was longer than empire, and their thousands ofloud voices have never ceased to confess the conquestof the cold floods, separated long ago, drawn one by one,alive, to the head and front of the world. Of such a transit is made no secret. It was the mostmanifest fad: of Rome. You could not look to the cityfrom the mountains or to the distance from the citywithout seeing the approach of those perpetua
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