l. 126-127.—Very deliberately the Consul speaks. Why? What are his feelings?
l. 128-129.—Observe the patriotic ring in the speaker’s words.
Stanza XXXIV
The stanza is in simple narrative style, and contains but little emotion. The significant idea is that the patricians in this hour of trial worked side by side with plebeians.
Stanza XXXV
The time is moderate at the beginning, becoming gradually slower to the end.
Observe the change in atmosphere in the last line. Once more it is well to remind the reader that the speaker is a patriot.
Stanza XXXVI
The movement of the first two lines is rather slow; after that it accelerates to the end, in sympathy with the fast moving picture.
Stanza XXXVIII