 | Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 364
...ancestors; and let each man think that on • hid sword depends the fate of all posterity.' XXXIII. This speech was received, according to the custom...of arms. The Romans on their side burned with equal ardor. Agricola saw the impatient spirit of his men, but did not think proper to begin the engagement,... | |
 | William Marshall - 1880 - عدد الصفحات: 470
...historian, "was received, according to the custom of barbarians, with war songs, with savage howlings, and a wild uproar of military applause. Their battalions...of arms. The Romans on their side burned with equal ardour.'1 Agrícola harangued his forces in the most impassioned and eloquent strains. He concluded... | |
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This speech was received, according to the custom of barbarians, with war songs, with savage bowlings, and a wild uproar of military applause. Their battalions began to form the line of battle ; the brave and warlike rushed forward to the front, and the... 