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(Marching Song of a Roman Legion of the Later Empire)
When I left home for Lalage's sake / By the Legions' road to Rimini, / She vowed her heart was mine to take / With me and my shield to Rimini -- / (Till the Eagles flew from Rimini! ) / And I've tramped Britain, and I've tramped Gaul, / And the Pontic shore where the snow-flakes fall / As white as the neck of Lalage -- / (As cold as the heart of Lalage! ) / And I've lost Britain, and I've lost Gaul, / And I've lost Rome, and worst of all, / I've lost Lalage!