66.

the Comitium,

all folk to see ; his harness,

upon one knee:

neath is written,

s all of gold,

tly he kept the bridge rave days of old.

67.

is name sounds stirring emen of Rome,

mpet-blast that cries to them

ge the Volscian home;

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And the long howling of the wolve
Is heard amidst the snow;
When round the lonely cottage
Roars loud the tempest's din,

And the good logs of Algidus

Roar louder yet within;

69.

When the oldest cask is opened,
And the largest lamp is lit,
When the chestnuts glow in the en
And the kid turns on the spit;

When young and old in circle
Around the firebrands close;

When the girls are weaving basket

And the lads are shaping bows;

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