 Then, whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height, He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might. With shield and blade Horatius Right deftly turned the blow : The blow, though turned, came yet too nigh ; It missed his helm, but...  The London Quarterly Review - Page 17edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
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