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[pg<br />

219]<br />

Just at the brink they neigh, and<br />

paw the ground,<br />

And the turf trembles, and the skies<br />

resound.<br />

Eager they view'd the prospect dark<br />

and deep,<br />

Vast was the leap, and headlong<br />

hung the steep;<br />

<strong>The</strong> bottom bare, (a formidable<br />

show!)<br />

And bristled thick with sharpen'd<br />

stakes below.<br />

<strong>The</strong> foot alone this strong defence<br />

could force,<br />

And try the pass impervious to the<br />

horse.<br />

This saw Polydamas; who, wisely<br />

brave,<br />

Restrain'd great Hector, and this<br />

counsel gave:

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