I had rather be a dog and bay the moon Than such a Roman.

Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

I may justly say with the hook-nosed fellow of Rome, "I came, saw and overcame".

Rome shall perish - write that word / In the blood that she has spilt.

I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome--mere Rome--will crowd everything else out of my heart.

I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.