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the   scanty   stock   of   Greek   learning   which   he   had   himself   acquired。   He 

would      probably     introduce     some     wise   and    holy   Pontiff    enjoining     the 

magnificent   ceremonial   which�察  �after   a   long   interval�察  �had   at   length   been 

adopted。      If  the   poem     succeeded�察     �many     persons    would     commit      it  to 

memory。   Parts   of   it   would   be   sung   to   the   pipe   at   banquets。   It   would   be 

peculiarly   interesting   to   the   great   Posthumian   House�察  �which   numbered 

among its many images that of the Dictator Aulus�察�the hero of Regillus。 

The     orator   who�察   �in  the   following     generation�察    �pronounced       the   funeral 

panegyric over the remains of Lucius Posthumius Megellus�察�thrice Consul�察�

would      borrow     largely    from    the   lay�察 �and    thus   some     passages�察    �much 

disfigured�察�would probably find their way into the chronicles which were 

afterwards in the hands of Dionysius and Livy。 

       Antiquaries differ widely as to the situation of the field of battle。 The 

opinion      of  those    who    suppose      that  the   armies    met    near    Cornufelle�察�

between Frascati and the Monte Porzio�察�is at least plausible�察�and has been 

followed in the poem。 

     As   to   the   details   of   the   battle�察  �it   has   not   been   thought   desirable   to 

adhere   minutely   to   the   accounts   which   have   come   down   to   us。   Those 

accounts�察  �indeed�察  �differ   widely   from   each   other�察  �and�察  �in   all   probability�察�

differ as widely from the ancient poem from which they were originally 

derived。 

     It is unnecessary to point out the obvious imitations of the Iliad�察�which 

have been purposely introduced。 



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                      The Battle of the Lake Regillus 



     A Lay Sung at the Feast of Castor and Pollux on the 



     Ides of Quintilis in the year of the City CCCCLI 



                                              I 



     Ho�察�trumpets�察�sound a war´note�                �Ho�察�lictors�察�clear the way� �The 

Knights will ride�察�in all their pride�察            �Along the streets to´day。 To´day 

the doors and windows                Are hung with garlands all�察�From Castor in 

the   Forum�察          �To   Mars   without   the   wall。   Each   Knight   is   robed   in 

purple�察         �With olive each is crowned�察�A gallant war´horse under each 

Paws   haughtily  the   ground。 While   flows   the Yellow   River�察              �While 

stands the Sacred Hill�察�The proud Ides of Quintilis                   Shall have such 

honor   still。   Gay   are   the   Martian   Kalends�察       �December's   Nones   are 

gay�察�But the proud Ides�察�when the squadron rides�察                    �Shall be Rome's 

whitest day。 



                                              II 



     Unto the Great Twin Brethren                We keep this solemn feast。 Swift�察�

swift�察�the Great Twin Brethren                Came spurring from the east。 They 

came o'er wild Parthenius                Tossing in waves of pine�察�O'er   Cirrha's 

dome�察  �o'er Adria's   foam�察          �O'er   purple Apennine�察  �From   where   with 

flutes and dances            Their ancient mansion rings�察�In lordly Laced�mon�察�

The   City   of   two   kings�察  �To  where�察  �by   Lake   Regillus�察         �Under   the 

Porcian     height�察  �All  in  the  lands   of  Tusculum�察            �Was    fought    the 

glorious fight。 



                                             III 



    Now   on   the   place   of   slaughter         Are   cots   and   sheepfolds   seen�察�



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And rows of vines�察�and fields of wheat�察                �And apple´orchards green�察�

The swine crush the big acorns                That fall from Corne's oaks。 Upon 

the turf by the Fair Fount             The reaper's pottage smokes。 The fisher 

baits   his   angle�察       �The   hunter   twangs   his   bow�察  �Little   they   think   on 

those strong limbs            That moulder deep below。 Little they think how 

sternly          That day the trumpets pealed�察�How in the slippery swamp of 

blood          Warrior and war´horse reeled�察�How wolves came with fierce 

gallops�察         �And   crows   on   eager   wings�察�To tear the   flesh of   captains�察�

And peck the eyes of kings�察�How thick the dead lay scattered                    Under 

the Porcian height�察�How through the gates of Tusculum                      Raved the 

wild   stream   of   flight�察  �And   how   the   Lake   Regillus      Bubbled   with 

crimson foam�察�What time the Thirty Cities                  Came forth to war with 

Rome。 



                                            IV 



    But   Roman�察 �when thou standest                Upon that   holy  ground�察 �Look 

thou with heed on the dark rock               That girds the dark lake round。 So 

shalt thou see a hoof´mark               Stamped deep into the flint�此�It was not 

hoof of mortal steed            That made so strange a dint�此�There to the Great 

Twin Brethren             Vow thou thy vows�察�and pray That they�察�in tempest 

and in flight�察         �Will keep thy head alway。 



                                            V 



     Since   last   the   Great Twin   Brethren        Of   mortal   eyes   were   seen�察�

Have   years   gone   by  an   hundred         And   fourscore   and   thirteen。 That 

summer a Virginius              Was Consul first in place�察�The second was stout 

Aulus�察            �Of    the  Posthumian      race。  The    Herald    of  the  Latines 

From Gabii came in state�此�The Herald of the Latines                  Passed through 

Rome's Eastern Gate�此�The Herald of the Latines                    Did in our Forum 

stand�察�And there he did his office�察            �A sceptre in his hand。 



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                                              VI 



     ``Hear�察  �Senators   and   people           Of   the   good   town   of   Rome�察  �The 

Thirty Cities charge you               To bring the Tarquins home�此�And if ye still 

be   stubborn           To   work   the Tarquins   wrong�察�The Thirty  Cities   warn 

you�察          �Look your walls be strong。'' 



                                              VII 



     Then spake the Consul Aulus�察                 �He spake a bitter jest�此 �`Once the 

jays sent a message              Unto the eagle's nest�此�Now yield thou up thine 

eyrie            Unto    the   carrion´kite�察  �Or   come    forth   valiantly�察  �and   face 

The   jays   in   deadly   fight。   Forth   looked   in   wrath   the   eagle�察     �And 

carrion´kite   and   jay�察  �Soon   as   they   saw   his   beak  and   claw�察         �Fled 

screaming far away。'' 



                                             VIII 



     The   Herald   of   the   Latines          Hath   hied   him   back   in   state�此  �The 

Fathers   of   the   City        Are   met   in   high   debate。 Then   spake   the   elder 

Consul�察            �And     ancient    man    and   wise�此   �`Now    harken�察   �Conscript 

Fathers�察          �To that which I advise。 In seasons of great peril                   'Tis 

good   that   one   bear   sway�察  �Then   choose   we   a   Dictator�察        �Whom   all 

men shall obey。 Camerium knows how deeply                         The sword of Aulus 

bites�察�And all our city calls him              The man of seventy fights。 Then let 

him be Dictator             For six months and no more�察�And have a Master of 

the Knights�察           �And axes twenty´four。'' 



                                              IX 



     So Aulus was Dictator�察  �

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