“Lo, I will stand at thy right hand, 120
And keep the bridge with thee.”
And out spake strong Herminius,—
Of Titian blood was he,—
“I will abide on thy left side,
And keep the bridge with thee.” 125
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“Horatius,” quoth the Consul,
“As thou sayest, so let it be.”
And straight against that great array