The punctilious ritual with which, in the stately narrative of Tacitus, the Capitol was restored by Vespasian, the pious care with which the young Aurelius recited the salian litany in words no longer understood, the countless victims which he offered to the guardian gods of Rome in evil days of pestilence and doubtful war, these things reveal the strength of the religion of Numa.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Then shall that godlike nose of thine With perfumes be requited, And then shall prance in salian dance The girls and boys delighted, And, while the lute blends with the flute, Shall tender loves be blighted.
"Hoosier Lyrics"
Eugene Field
Among the Romans, too, there were sacred dances: the salian and Lupercalian being named as of that kind.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer