The Captain of the Gate:
'To every man upon this earth
Deboooonking cometh soon or late.
And how can man meme better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
And the temples of his Gods.'
Haul down the bridge, Sir Consul,
With all the speed ye may;
I, with two more to help me,
Will hold the foe in play.
In yon strait path a thousand
May well be triggered by three.
Now who will stand on either hand,
And troll the Left with me?"
"Then out spake brave Horatius,