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Every one soon or late comes round by Rome.
Every one soon or late comes round by Rome.
[Rome] Widow of a King-people, but still queen of the world.
[Fr., Veuve d'un peuple-roi, mais reine encore du read more
[Rome] Widow of a King-people, but still queen of the world.
[Fr., Veuve d'un peuple-roi, mais reine encore du monde.]
Now conquering Rome doth conquered Rome inter,
And she the vanquished is, and vanquisher.
To show us read more
Now conquering Rome doth conquered Rome inter,
And she the vanquished is, and vanquisher.
To show us where she stood there rests alone
Tiber; and that too hastens to be gone.
Learn, hence what fortune can. Towns glide away;
And rivers, which are still in motion, stay.
If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere
live as they live elsewhere.
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If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere
live as they live elsewhere.
[Lat., Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more;
Si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi.]
O Rome! my country! city of the soul!
O Rome! my country! city of the soul!
You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall;
And when Rome falls--the World.
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall;
And when Rome falls--the World.
When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.
When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.