EXERCISE IN PRONUNCIATION
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| The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" | Lātus et altus est torrēns." |
| And loud that clarion voice replied, | Clāra vēnit vōx respondēns, |
| Excelsior! | Excelsior! |
| At break of day, as heavenward | Iam lūcēscēbat, et frātrēs |
| The pious monks of Saint Bernard | Sānctī Bernardī vigilēs |
| Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, | Ōrābant precēs solitās, |
| A voice cried through the startled air, | Cum vōx clāmāvit per aurās. |
| Excelsior ! | Excelsior! |
| A traveler, by the faithful hound. | Sēmi-sepultus viātor |
| Half-buried in the snow was found. | Can(e) ā fīdō reperītur, |
| Still grasping in his hand of ice | Comprēndēns pugnō gelidō |
| That banner with the strange device, | Illud vēxillum cum signō. |
| Excelsior! | Excelsior! |
| There in the twilight cold and gray, | Iacet corpus exanimum |
| Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, | Sed lūce frīgidā pulchrum; |
| And from the sky, serene and far, | Et caelō procul exiēns |
| A voice fell, like a falling star, | Cadit vōx, ut Stella cadēns. |
| Excelsior! | Excelsior! |
