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CCCLXXXII 

             Ye good men of the Commons�察�with loving hearts and true�察�Who 

stand   by   the   bold   Tribunes   that   still   have   stood   by   you�察  �Come�察  �make   a 

circle round me�察�and mark my tale with care�察�A tale of what Rome once 

hath   borne�察  �of   what   Rome   yet   may   bear。   This   is   no   Grecian   fable�察  �of 

fountains running wine�察�Of maids with snaky tresses�察�or sailors turned to 

swine。 Here�察�in this very Forum�察�under the noonday sun�察�In sight of all the 

people�察�the bloody deed was done。 Old men still creep among us who saw 

that fearful day�察�Just seventy years and seven ago�察�when the wicked Ten 

bare sway。 

             Of all the wicked Ten still the names are held accursed�察�And of 

all the wicked Ten Appius Claudius was the worst。 He stalked along the 

Forum   like   King   Tarquin   in   his   pride�此  �Twelve   axes   waited   on   him�察  �six 

marching   on   a   side�察  �The   townsmen   shrank   to   right   and   left�察  �and   eyed 

askance   with   fear   His   lowering   brow�察  �his   curling   mouth   which   always 

seemed   to   sneer�察  �That   brow   of   hate�察  �that   mouth   of   scorn�察  �marks   all   the 

kindred still�察�For never was there Claudius yet but wished the Commons 

ill�察  �Nor    lacks    he   fit  attendance�察     �for   close   behind     his   heels�察   �With 

outstretched chin and crouching pace�察�the client Marcus steals�察�His loins 

girt   up   to  run   with   speed�察  �be   the   errand    what   it   may�察  �And   the   smile 

flickering on his cheek�察�for aught his lord may say。 Such varlets pimp and 

jest   for   hire   among   the   lying   Greeks�此  �Such   varlets   still   are   paid   to   hoot 

when brave Licinius speaks。 Where'er ye shed the honey�察�the buzzing flies 

will    crowd�察   �Where'er      ye  fling   the   carrion�察  �the   raven's    croak   is  loud�察�

Where'er       down     Tiber    garbage     floats�察  �the   greedy     pike   ye   see�察  �And 

wheresoe'er such lord is found�察�such client still will be。 

          Just   then�察  �as   through   one   cloudless   chink   in   a   black   stormy   sky 

Shines   out   the   dewy   morning´star�察  �a   fair   young   girl   came   by。   With   her 

small   tablets   in   her   hand�察  �and   her   satchel   on   her   arm�察  �Home   she   went 



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bounding from the school�察�nor dreamed of shame or harm�察�And past those 

dreaded   axes   she   innocently   ran�察  �With   bright   frank   brow   that   had   not 

learned to blush at gaze of man�察�And up the Sacred Street she turned�察�and�察�

as she danced   along�察�She warbled   gayly to   herself lines of   the good old 

song�察  �How   for   a   sport   the   princes   came   spurring   from   the   camp�察  �And 

found Lucrece�察�combing the fleece�察�under the midnight lamp。 The maiden 

sang as   sings   the   lark�察 �when up he darts his   flight�察 �From  his nest in the 

green April corn�察�to meet the morning light�察�And Appius heard her sweet 

young   voice�察  �and   saw   her   sweet   young   face�察  �And   loved   her   with          the 

accursed love of his accursed race�察�And all along the Forum�察�and up the 

Sacred Street�察�His vulture eye pursued the trip of those small glancing feet。 

       。  。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。   。 

          Over the Alban mountains the light of morning broke�察�From all the 

roofs of the Seven Hills curled the thin wreaths of smoke�此�The city´gates 

were     opened�察    �the   Forum     all  alive   With    buyers    and    with   sellers   was 

humming like a hive�此�Blithely on brass and timber the craftsman's stroke 

was   ringing�察�And   blithely   o'er   her   panniers   the   market´girl   was   singing�察�

And   blithely   young Virginia   came   smiling   from  her   home�此�Ah�   �woe   for 

young Virginia�察�the sweetest maid in Rome� �With her small tablets in her 

hand�察�and her satchel on her arm�察�Forth she went bounding to the school�察�

nor dreamed of shame or harm。 She crossed the Forum shining with stalls 

in alleys gay�察�And just had reached the very spot whereon I stand this day�察�

When up the varlet Marcus came�察�not such as when erewhile He crouched 

behind his patron's heels with the true client smile�此�He came with lowering 

forehead�察�swollen features�察�and clenched fist�察�And strode across Virginia's 

path�察�and caught her by the wrist。 Hard strove the frightened maiden�察�and 

screamed with look aghast�察�And at her scream from right and left the folk 

came running fast�察�The money´changer Crispus�察�with his thin silver hairs�察�

And   Hanno   from   the   stately   booth   glittering   with   Punic   wares�察�And   the 

strong   smith   Mur  �n  a�察  �grasping   a   half´forged   brand�察  �And   Volero   the 

flesher�察�his cleaver in his hand。 All came in wrath and wonder�察�for all knew 

that fair child�察�And�察�as she passed them twice a day�察�all kissed their hands 

and smiled�察�And the strong smith Mur �n a gave Marcus such a blow�察�The 

caitiff   reeled    three   paces    back�察  �and   let  the   maiden     go。  Yet   glared    he 



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fiercely round him�察�and growled in harsh�察�fell tone�察 �`She's mine�察�and I will 

have her�察�I seek but for mine own�此�She is my slave�察�born in my house�察�and 

stolen away and sold�察�The year of the sore sickness�察�ere she was twelve 

hours old。 'Twas in the sad September�察�the month of wail and fright�察�Two 

augers   were   borne   forth   that   morn�察  �the   Consul   died   ere night。   I   wait   on 

Appius Claudius�察�I waited on his sire�此�Let him who works the client wrong 

beware the patron's ire。'' 

          So spake the varlet Marcus�察�and dread and silence came On all the 

people   at   the   sound   of   the   great   Claudian   name。   For   then   there   was   no 

Tribune to speak the word of might�察�Which makes the rich man tremble�察�

and guards the poor man's right。 There was no brave Licinius�察�no honest 

Sixtius then�察�But all the city�察�in great fear�察�obeyed the wicked Ten。 Yet ere 

the varlet Marcus again might seize the maid�察�Who clung tight to Mur �n 

a's   skirt�察  �and   sobbed�察  �and   shrieked   for   aid�察  �Forth   through   the   throng   of 

gazers the young Icilius pressed�察�And stamped his foot�察�and rent his gown�察�

and   smote   upon   his   breast�察  �And   sprang   upon   that   column�察  �by   many   a 

minstrel   sung�察�Whereon   three   mouldering   helmets�察  �three   rusting   swords�察�

are hung�察�And beckoned to the people�察�and in bold voice and clear Poured 

thick and fast the burning words which tyrants quake to hear。 

          ``Now�察�by your children's cradles�察�now by your fathers' graves�察�Be 

men   to´day�察  �Quirites�察  �or   be   forever   slaves�   �For   this   did   Servius   give   us 

laws�拭    �For   this   did  Lucrece     bleed�拭   �For    this  was    the  great   vengeance 

wrought on Tarquin's evil seed�拭�For this did those false sons make red the 

axes of their sire�拭�For this did Sc �vola's right hand hiss in the Tuscan fire�拭�

Shall the vile fox´earth awe the race that stormed the lion's den�拭�Shall we�察�

who   could   not   brook   one   lord�察  �crouch   to   the   wicked   Ten�拭  �Oh�察  �for   that 

ancient spirit which curbed the Senate's will� �Oh�察�for the tents which in old 

time whitened the Sacred Hill� �In those brave days our fathers stood firmly 

side by side�察�They faced the Marcian fury�察�they tamed the Fabian pride�此�

They drove the fiercest Quinctius an outcast forth from Rome�察�They sent 

the   haughtiest   Claudius   with   shivered   fasces   home。   But   what   their   care 

bequeathed   us   our   madness   flung   away�此�All   the   ripe   fruit   of   threescore 

years was blighted in a day。 Exult�察�ye proud Patricians� �The hard´fought 

fight is o'er。 We strove for honors'twas in vain�察�

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