CHAPTER II.

VESTIGES OF INDIGENOUS POETRY IN ROME AND ANCIENT ITALY.
Niebuhr's theory of a Ballad-Poetry 28
The Saturnian metre 29
Ritual Hymns 31
Prophetic verses 33
Fescennine verses 34
Saturae[page viii] 36
Gnomic verses 37
Commemorative verses 37
Inferences as to their character 38
"from early state of the language 39
No public recognition of Poetry 40
Roman story result of tradition and reflection 41
Inferences from the nature of Roman religion 43
"from the character and pursuits of the people 44
Roman Poetry of Italian rather than Roman origin 45

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FROM LIVIUS ANDRONICUS TO LUCILIUS.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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