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speech�察�the balm for all that his vexed soul endures�察�The kiss�察�in which he 

half forgets even such a yoke as yours。 Still let the maiden's beauty swell 

the   father's   breast   with   pride�察  �Still   let   the   bridegroom's   arms   infold   an 

unpolluted   bride。   Spare   us   the   inexpiable   wrong�察  �the   unutterable   shame�察�

That turns the coward's heart to steel�察�the sluggard's blood to flame�察�Lest�察�

when our latest hope is fled�察�ye taste of our despair�察�And learn by proof�察�in 

some wild hour�察�how much the wretched dare。'' 

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

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

          Straightway Virginius led   the maid   a   little space   aside�察�To   where 

the reeking shambles stood�察�piled up with horn and hide�察�Close to yon low 

dark archway�察�where�察�in a crimson flood�察�Leaps down to the great sewer 

the gurgling   stream of   blood。 Hard   by�察�a  flesher on   a block   had laid  his 



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whittle down�此�Virginius caught the whittle up�察�and hid it in his gown。 And 

then his eyes grew very dim�察�and his throat began to swell�察�And in a hoarse�察�

changed   voice   he   spake�察   �`Farewell�察  �sweet   child�   �Farewell�   �Oh�   �how   I 

loved my darling� �Though stern I sometimes be�察�To thee�察�thou know'st�察�I 

was not so。 Who could be so to thee�拭�And how my darling loved me� �How 

glad she was to hear My footstep on the threshold when I came back last 

year� �And how she danced with pleasure to see my civic crown�察�And took 

my sword�察�and hung it up�察�and brought me forth my gown� �Now�察�all those 

things are overyes�察�all thy pretty ways�察�Thy needlework�察�thy prattle�察�thy 

snatches of old lays�察�And none will grieve when I go forth�察�or smile when I 

return�察  �Or   watch   beside   the   old   man's   bed�察  �or   weep   upon   his   urn。   The 

house     that  was   the   happiest   within    the  Roman      walls�察 �The    house    that 

envied not the wealth of Capua's marble halls�察�Now�察�for the brightness of 

thy smile�察�must have eternal gloom�察�And for the music of thy voice�察�the 

silence of the tomb。 The time is come。 See how he points his eager hand 

this way� �See how his eyes gloat on thy grief�察�like a kite's upon the prey� �

With all his wit�察�he little deems�察�that�察�spurned�察�betrayed�察�bereft�察�Thy father 

hath in his despair one fearful refuge left。 He little deems that in this hand 

I clutch what still can save Thy gentle youth from taunts and blows�察�the 

portion of the slave�察�Yea�察�and from nameless evil�察�that passeth taunt and 

blow Foul outrage which thou knowest not�察�which thou shalt never know。 

Then clasp me round the neck once more�察�and give me one more kiss�察�And 

now mine own dear little girl�察�there is no way but this。'' With that he lifted 

high the steel�察�and smote her in the side�察�And in her blood she sank to earth�察�

and with one sob she died。 

         Then�察�for a little moment�察�all people held their breath�察�And through 

the   crowded   Forum   was   stillness   as   of   death�察  �And   in   another   moment 

brake forth from one and all A cry as if the Volscians were coming o'er the 

wall。   Some   with   averted   faces   shrieking   fled   home   amain�察  �Some   ran   to 

call   a   leech�察  �and   some   ran   to   lift   the   slain�察  �Some   felt   her   lips   and   little 

wrist�察�if life might there be found�察�And some tore up their garments fast�察�

and strove to stanch the wound。 In vain they ran�察�and felt�察�and stanched�察�

for   never   truer   blow   That   good   right    arm   had   dealt   in   fight   agains   a 

Volscian foe。 



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         When      Appius     Claudius    saw    that  deed�察  �he   shuddered     and   sank 

down�察�And hid his face some little space with the corner of his gown�察�Till�察�

with   white   lips   and   bloodshot   eyes�察  �Virginius   tottered   nigh�察  �And   stood 

before the judgment´seat�察�and held the knife on high。 ``Oh� �dwellers in the 

nether gloom�察�avengers of the slain�察�By this dear blood I cry to you�察 �do 

right between us twain�察�And even as Appius Claudius hath dealt by me and 

mine�察�Deal you by Appius Claudius and all the Claudian line��'' So spake 

the slayer of his child�察�and turned�察�and went his way�察�But first he cast one 

haggard glance to where the body lay�察�And writhed�察�and groaned a fearful 

groan�察  �an   then�察  �with   steadfast   feet�察  �Strode   right   across   the   market´place 

unto the Sacred Street。 

         Then   up sprang Appius   Claudius�此   �`Stop him�察  �alive  or   dead� �Ten 

thousand pounds of copper to the man who brings his head。'' He looked 

upon his clients�察�but none would work his will。 He looked upon his lictors�察�

but they trembled�察�and stood still。 And�察�as Virginius through the press his 

way in silence cleft�察�Ever the mighty multitude fell back to right and left。 

And he hath passed in safety unto his woeful home�察�And there ta'en horse 

to tell the camp what deeds are done in Rome。 

         By   this   the   flood   of   people   was   swollen   from   every   side�察  �And 

streets and porches round were filled with that o'erflowing tide�察�And close 

around the body gathered a little train Of them that were the nearest and 

dearest to the slain。 They brought a bier�察�and hung it with many a cypress 

crown�察�And gently they uplifted her�察�and gently laid her down。 The face of 

Appius Claudius wore the Claudian scowl and sneer�察�And in the Claudian 

note he cried�察 �`What doth this rabble here�拭�Have they no crafts to mind at 

home�察�that hitherward they stray�拭�Ho� �lictors�察�clear the market´place�察�and 

fetch the corpse away��'' The voice of grief and fury till then had not been 

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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