Versos English Baron Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay Xxvi

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Xxvi

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"Hurrah! for the good weapons That keep the War-god's land. Hurrah! for Rome's stout pilum In a stout Roman hand. Hurrah! for Rome's short broadsword That through the thick array Of levelled spears and serried shields Hews deep its gory way.