So glared he when the Tory host he sternly brought to bay,
And crushed and shamed beneath his glance the wretched Jingoes lay.
George Mallinson.
The Weekly Despatch. September 14, 1884.
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Foremost amongst Lord Macaulay’s “Lays of Ancient Rome,” is Horatius, the popularity of which is duly attested by the number of parodies and imitations it has given rise to.
Some of the most striking verses of the original are given below, for the convenience of comparison with the parodies.
HORATIUS.
I.
Lars Porsena of Clusium