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[pg<br />

280]<br />

Thy arms no less suffice the lance<br />

to wield,<br />

And quit the quiver for the ponderous<br />

shield.<br />

In the first ranks indulge thy thirst<br />

<strong>of</strong> fame,<br />

Thy brave example shall the rest inflame.<br />

Fierce as they are, by long successes<br />

vain;<br />

To force our fleet, or even a ship to<br />

gain,<br />

Asks toil, and sweat, and blood:<br />

their utmost might<br />

Shall find its match—No more: 'tis<br />

ours to fight."<br />

<strong>The</strong>n Teucer laid his faithless bow<br />

aside;<br />

<strong>The</strong> fourfold buckler o'er his<br />

shoulder tied;

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