Note 8 — Chapter III
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"To the sound Of fifes and drums they danced, or in the shade Sung Caesar great and terrible in war, Immortal Caesar! 'Lo, a god! a god! He cleaves the yielding skies!' Caesar meanwhile Gathers the ocean pebbles, or the gnat Enraged pursues; or at his lonely meal Starves a wide province; tastes, dislikes, and flings To dogs and sycophants. 'A god! a god!' The flowery shades and shrines obscene return." DYER, Ruins of Rome.