BRITAIN IN THE ROMAN POETS 



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The time was drawing near when Britain, without power 

 o± government or cohesion, and drained of her bestfichtin. 

 men, was left to protect and govern herself. At the 

 beginning of the fifth century a.d., in accordance with an 

 Imperial rescript, the Eoman forces were withdrawn. 

 1 he references to Britain in the Eoman poets cease. So 

 do the Eoman poets. 



Dora Limebeer. 



