Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote

The harvests of Arretium,
This year, old men shall reap.
This year, young boys in Umbro
Shall plunge the struggling sheep;
And in the vats of Luna,
This year, the must shall foam
Round the white feet of laughing girls
Whose sires have marched to Rome.


Lays of Ancient Rome (1842) 'Horatius' st. 8


The harvests of Arretium, This year, old men shall reap. This year, young boys in Umbro Shall plunge the struggling sheep; And in the vats of Luna,...

The harvests of Arretium, This year, old men shall reap. This year, young boys in Umbro Shall plunge the struggling sheep; And in the vats of Luna,...

The harvests of Arretium, This year, old men shall reap. This year, young boys in Umbro Shall plunge the struggling sheep; And in the vats of Luna,...

The harvests of Arretium, This year, old men shall reap. This year, young boys in Umbro Shall plunge the struggling sheep; And in the vats of Luna,...