“Then  out  spake  Spurius Lartius;
A Ramnian proud was he:
‘Lo, I will stand at thy right hand,
And keep the bridge with thee.’
And out spake strong Herminius;
Of Titian blood was he:
‘I will abide on thy left side,
And keep the bridge with thee.’…”

     –  Thomas Babbington Macaulay (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859 / Leicestershire)

Photo by Myra Lambino, one balmy day, before the “Monument to Courage” in  Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Park in La Jolla, San Diego, California