Calendar: 1864-1865 Page 597

THE SCHOOL 599 absolute power as in the times of the kings so that it was said Rome had now twelve Tarquins instead of one and one hundred and twenty armed lictors instead of twelve All freedom of speech ceased The Senate was seldom called together The leading men patricians and plebeians left the city The out- ward aspect of things was that of perfect calm and peace but an opportunity only was wanting for the discontent which was smouldering in all men's hearts to break out and show itself IX-CrauSlatc into Satin Clcgiaci Night waneth fast the morning star Saddens with light the glimm'ring sea Whose waves shall soon to realms afar Waft me from hope from love and thee Coldly the beam from yonder sky Looks o'er the waves that onward stray But colder still the stranger's eye To him whose home is far away -Cranslate into accentuated reek $rout The Athenians themselves and as many of their allies as were present having come down to Piraeus early in the morning ou the appointed day went on board the ships in order to pro- ceed to sea And there came down with them the whole multi- tude in manner that was in the city both of citizens and of strangers -the natives to accompany their respective con- nexions some their companions some their kinsmen and some their children following them both with hope and with lamenta- tions -hope that they would succeed in their enterprises- lamentations lest they should never see them more when they considered on what distant voyage they were bound