(In American legion magazine, Aug. 1934) © 25Jul34; B232081.

The bold Bavarian, in a luckless hour, Tries the dread summits of Caesarean pow'r, With unexpected legions bursts away, And sees defenceless realms receive his sway; Short sway!

whose throbbing breasts infold The legion-fiends of glory or of gold!

Caesar complied with this demand without any hesitation, and sent the legion home.

Leave the legions leaderless?

He himself proceeds to Italy by forced marches, and there levies two legions, and leads out from winter-quarters three which were wintering around Aquileia, and with these five legions marches rapidly by the nearest route across the Alps into Further Gaul.

Till forward summon'd to the fierce attack, They give to Gaul his furious onset back; Swift on its prey each fiery legion springs, As when Heaven's ire the vollied lightning wings!

"Thus from the tents the fervent legion swarms; So loud their clamour, and so keen their arms.

[For J.B., with the author's affectionate pride.] HINDENBURG TO MACKENSEN. Dear MAC, in that prodigious thrust In which your valiant legions vie With HANNIBAL'S renown, I trust You go a shade more strong than I; Lately I've lost a lot of scalps, Which is a dem'd unpleasant thing; You may enjoy the Julian Alps I do not like this JULIAN BYNG.

That lack is now supplied by the growing understanding of the chemical factors as the controllers and dictators of all the legion aspects of life.

It is true that the Spaniards showed themselves, not only when behind the walls of their cities or under the leadership of Hannibal, but even when left to themselves and in the open field of battle, no contemptible opponents; with their short two-edged sword which the Romans subsequently adopted from them, and their formidable assaulting columns, they not unfrequently made even the Roman legions waver.

'Tis true, Sylla, the senate hath agreed That Marius shall those bands and legions bear, Which you now hold, against Mithridates.