 Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! ' So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide.  Essentials of Public Speaking: For Secondary Schools - Page 167by Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood - 1910 - 250 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Fox - Europe - 1857 - 410 pages
...father Tiber, To whom the Romans pray ; A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day !' So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide." Macaulay has sung in these lines not simply the river called the Tiber as it is now seen by every tourist,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day !" So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...father Tiber ! to whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, take thou in charge this day ! ' So he spake, and, speaking, sheathed the good sword...with his harness on his back, plunged headlong in the No sound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, stood... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day." So he spake, and speaking, sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back, Piunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - Readers - 1860 - 450 pages
...father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! " So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, " With... | |
 | Henry George John Clements - 1860 - 176 pages
...father Tiber! To whom the Bomans pray, A Boman's life, a Boman's arms, Take thou in charge this day!" So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow "Was heard from either bank; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, "With... | |
 | John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day !" So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | James Whiteside - Authors, English - 1862 - 100 pages
...father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day!" So he spake, and speaking, sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise With parted... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...Father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! " So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword...harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either hank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...whom the Ramans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arm.?, take them in charge this day ! " So he «pake, and speaking, sheathed the good sword by his side,...harness on his back, plunged headlong in the tide. 27. No nound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank ; liut friends and foes, in dumb surprise,... | |
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