Harmodius' praise, Aristogeiton's name,

Shall bloom on earth with undecaying fame;

Who, with the myrtle-wreathed sword,

The tyrant's bosom gored;

And bade the men of Athens be

Regenerate in equality. —Elton.


Hybrias. (Book xv. § 50, p. 1112.)

My wealth is here—the sword, the spear, the breast-defending shield;

With this I plough, with this I sow, with this I reap the field;