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Might stop the progress <strong>of</strong> his warlike<br />

host,<br />

Conceal'd the wound, and, leaping<br />

from his height<br />

Retired reluctant from the unfinish'd<br />

fight.<br />

Divine Sarpedon with regret beheld<br />

Disabled Glaucus slowly quit the<br />

field;<br />

His beating breast with generous<br />

ardour glows,<br />

He springs to fight, and flies upon<br />

the foes.<br />

Alcmaon first was doom'd his force<br />

to feel;<br />

Deep in his breast he plunged the<br />

pointed steel;<br />

<strong>The</strong>n from the yawning wound with<br />

fury tore<br />

<strong>The</strong> spear, pursued by gushing<br />

streams <strong>of</strong> gore:<br />

Down sinks the warrior with a<br />

thundering sound,

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