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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 2 (search)
2. the Roman Twins. by A. J. H. Duganne. 'Twas told by Roman soothsayers, What time they read the stars, That Romulus and Remus Sprang from the loins of Mars: That Romulus and Remus Were twin-born on the earth, And in the lap of a she-wolf Were suckled from their birth. By Heaven! I think this legend-- This ancient Roman myth-- For mine own time, and mine own clime, Is full of pregnant pith. Romulus stood with Remus, And plowed the Latian loam, And traced, by yellow Tiber, The nascent walls n Hills of his home, And builded there, by Tiber, The eternal walls of Rome! By Heaven! I think this legend Hath store of pregnant pith; For mine own time, and mine own clime, 'Tis more than Roman myth! Like Romulus and Remus, Out of the loins of Mars, Our Slavery and our Liberty Were born from cruel wars. To both the Albic she-wolf Her bloody suck did give, And one must slay the other, Ere one in peace can live. By Heaven! this brave old legend Straight to our hearts comes home-, When Slavery