The oracles are dumb,
No voice or hideous hum
Runs thro' the arched roof in words deceiving.

The oracles are dumb,
No voice or hideous hum
Runs thro' the arched roof in words deceiving.

I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!

I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!

Thou shalt go thou shalt return never in battle shalt thou
perish.
[Lat., Ibis redibis non morieris in read more

Thou shalt go thou shalt return never in battle shalt thou
perish.
[Lat., Ibis redibis non morieris in bello.]