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loud�察  �But   a   deep   sullen   murmur   wandered   among   the   crowd�察  �Like   the 

moaning noise that goes before the whirlwind on the deep�察�Or the growl of 

a fierce watch´dog but half aroused from sleep。 But when the lictors at that 

word�察�tall   yeomen   all   and   strong�察 �Each   with   his   axe  and   sheaf of   twigs�察�

went   down   into   the   throng�察  �Those   old   men   say�察  �who   saw   that   day   of 

sorrow and of sin�察�That in the Roman Forum was never such a din。 The 

wailing�察�hooting�察�cursing�察�the howls of grief and hate�察�Were heard beyond 



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the Pincian Hill�察�beyond the Latin Gate。 But close around the body�察�where 

stood the little train Of them that were the nearest and dearest to the slain�察�

No cries were there�察�but teeth set fast�察�low whispers and black frowns�察�And 

breaking up of benches�察�and girding up of gowns。 'Twas well the lictors 

might   not pierce to   where   the   maiden   lay�察 �Else   surely  had they  been   all 

twelve torn limb from limb that day。 Right glad they were to struggle back�察�

blood streaming from their heads�察�With axes all in splinters�察�and raiment 

all in shreads。 Then Appius Claudius gnawed his lip�察�and the blood left his 

cheek�察�And thrice he beckoned with his hand�察�and thrice he strove to speak�察�

And thrice the tossing Forum set up a frightful yell�此 �`See�察�see�察�thou dog� �

what thou hast done�察�and hide thy shame in hell� �Thou that wouldst make 

our maidens slaves must first make slaves of men。 Tribunes� �Hurrah   for 

Trubunes�       �Down      with    the   wicked     Ten��''   And     straightway�察    �thick    as 

hailstones�察     �came    whizzing      through     the  air�察 �Pebbles�察    �and   bricks�察   �and 

potsherds�察�all round the curule chair�此�And upon Appius Claudius great fear 

and trembling came�察�For never was a Claudius yet brave against aught but 

shame。 Though   the  great   houses   love  us   not�察 �we  own�察  �to   do them  right�察�

That   the  great   houses�察  �all   save   one�察  �have   borne   them  well   in   fight。   Still 

Caius   of   Corioli�察  �his   triumphs   and   his   wrongs�察  �His   vengeance   and   his 

mercy�察�live in our camp´fire songs。 Beneath the yoke of Furius oft have 

Gaul and Tuscan bowed�此�And Rome may bear the pride of him of whom 

herself   is   proud。   But   evermore   a   Claudius   shrinks   from  a   stricken   field�察�

And changes color like a maid at sight of sword and shield。 The Claudian 

triumphs   all   were   won   within   the   city   towers�察  �The   Claudian   yoke   was 

never   pressed   on   any  necks   but   ours。 A  Cossus�察  �like   a   wild   cat�察  �springs 

ever at the face�察�A Fabius rushes   like a boar against the shouting   chase�察�

But the vile Claudian litter�察�raging with currish spite�察�Still yelps and snaps 

at those who run�察�still runs from those who smite。 So now 'twas seen of 

Appius。 When stones began to fly�察�He shook�察�and crouched�察�and wrung his 

hands�察�and smote upon his thigh。 ``Kind   clients�察�honest   lictors�察�stand   by 

me in this fray� �Must I be torn in pieces�拭�Home�察�home the nearest way��'' 

While   yet   he   spake�察  �and   looked   around   with   a   bewildered   stare�察  �Four 

sturdy   lictors   put   their   necks   beneath   the     curule    chair�察  �And    fourscore 

clients   on   the   left�察  �and   fourscore   on   the   right�察�Arrayed   themselves   with 



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swords and staves�察�and loins girt up to fight。 But�察�though without or staff 

or sword�察�so furious was the throng�察�That scarce the train with might and 

main could bring their lord along。 Twelve times the crowd made at him�察�

five   times   they   seized   his   gown�察  �Small   chance   was   his   to   rise   again�察  �if 

once they got him down�此�And sharper came the pelting�察�and evermore the 

yell�察 �`Tribunes� �we will have Tribunes��'' rose with a louder swell�此�And 

the chair tossed as tosses a bark with tattered sail When raves the Adriatic 

beneath an eastern gale�察�When Calabrian sea´marks are lost in clouds of 

spume�察�And   the   great Thunder´Cape   has donned his veil   of   inky  gloom。 

One stone hit Appius in the mouth�察�and one beneath the ear�察�And ere he 

reached Mount Palatine�察�he swooned with pain and fear。 His cursed head�察�

that he was wont to hold so high with pride�察�Now�察�like a drunken man's�察�

hung down�察�and swayed   from side to side�察�And when his stout   retainers 

had brought him to his door�察�His face and neck were all one cake of filth 

and clotted gore。 As Appius Claudius was that day�察�so may his grandson be� �

God      send    Rome      one    such     other    sight�察  �and    send    me     there    to 

see�          � 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 



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                     The Prophecy of Capys 



     It can hardly be necessary to remind any reader that according to the 

popular tradition�察�Romulus�察�after he had slain his granduncle Amulius�察�and 

restored his grandfather Numitor�察�determined to quit Alba�察�the hereditary 

domain of the Sylvian princes�察�and to found a new city。 The gods�察�it was 

added�察�vouchsafed the clearest signs of the favor with which they regarded 

the enterprise�察�and of the high destinies reserved for the young colony。 

     This event was likely to be a favorite theme of the old Latin minstrels。 

They   would   naturally   attribute   the   project   of   Romulus   to   some   divine 

intimation of the power and prosperity which it was decreed that his city 

should      attain。   They    would     probably     introduce     seers    foretelling    the 

victories of unborn Consuls and Dictators�察�and the last great victory would 

generally  occupy  the   most   conspicuous   place   in   the   prediction。 There   is 

nothing   strange   in   the   supposition   that   the   poet   who   was   employed   to 

celebrate   the   first   great   triumph   of   the   Romans   over   the   Greeks   might 

throw his song of exultation into this form。 

     The occasion was one likely to excite the strongest feelings of national 

pride。   A  great   outrage   had   been   followed   by   a   great   retribution。   Seven 

years before this time�察�Lucius Posthumius Megellus�察�who sprang from one 

of   the   noblest   houses   of   Rome�察  �and   had   been   thrice   Consul�察  �was   sent 

ambassador to Tarentum�察 �with   charge   to   demand   reparation   for grievous 

injuries。   The    Tarentines     gave   him   audience     in   their  theatre�察  �where    he 

addressed them in such Greek as he could command�察�which�察�we may well 

believe�察�was not exactly such as Cineas would have spoken。 An exquisite 

sense     of  the  ridiculous     belonged     to  the   Greek    character�察   �and   closely 

connected      with    this  faculty   was    a  strong   propensity     to  flippancy    and 

impertinence。 When Posthumius placed an accent wrong�察�his hearers burst 

into   a   laugh。   When   he   remonstrated�察  �they   hooted   him�察  �and   called   him 

barbarian�察�and at length hissed him off the stage as if he had been a bad 

actor。   As   the   grave   Roman   retired�察  �a   buffoon�察  �who�察  �from   his   constant 

drunkenness�察  �was   nicknamed   the   Pint´pot�察  �came   up   with   gestures   of   the 

grossest     indecency�察     �and   bespattered      the   senatorial    gown     with    filth。 

Posthumius   turned   round   to   the   multitude�察  �and   held   up   the   gown�察  �as   if 



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appealing   to   the   universal   law   of   nations。   The   sight   only   increased   the 

insolence of the Tarentines。 They clapped their hands�察�and set up a shout 

of laughter which shook the theatre。 ``Men of Tarentum��'' said Posthumius�察�

``it will take not a little blood to wash this gown。'' 

     Rome�察     �in   consequence       of  this   insult�察  �declared    war    against    the 

Tarentines。      The   Tarentines     sought    for   allies  beyond     the   Ionian    Sea。 

Phyrrhus�察�king of Epirus�察�came to their help with a large army�察�and�察�for the 

first time�察�the two great nations of antiquity were fairly matched against 

each other。 

     The fame of Greece in arms�察�as well as in arts�察�was then at the height。 

Half a century earlier�察�the career of Alexander had excited the admiration 

and terror of all nations from the Ganges to the Pillars of Hercules。 Royal 

houses�察  �founded   by   Macedonian   captains�察  �still   reigned   at   Antioch   and 

Alexandria。 That barbarian warriors�察�led by barbarian chiefs�察�should win a 

pitched   battle   against   Greek   valor   guided   by   Greek   science�察  �seemed   as 

incredible as it would now seem that the Burmese or the Siamese should�察�

in the open plain�察�put to flight an equal number of the best English troops。 

The Tarentines were convinced that their countrymen were irresistible in 

war�察�and this conviction had emboldened them to treat with the grossest 

indignity one whom they regarded as the representative of an inferior race。 

Of    the  Greek     generals   then   living   Pyrrhus    was    indisputably     the  first。 

Among the troops who were trained in the Greek discipline his Epirotes 

ranked high。 His expedition to Italy was a turning´point in the history of 

the world。 He found there a people who�察�far inferior to the Athenians and 

Corinthians   in   the   fine   arts�察  �in   the   speculative   sciences�察  �and   in   all   the 

refinements of life�察�were the best soldiers on the face of the earth。 Their 

arms�察    �their  gradations     of 

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