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Forced from the navy, yet the fight<br />

maintains.<br />

Now every Greek some hostile hero<br />

slew,<br />

But still the foremost, bold Patroclus<br />

flew:<br />

As Areilycus had turn'd him round,<br />

Sharp in his thigh he felt the piercing<br />

wound;<br />

<strong>The</strong> brazen-pointed spear, with<br />

vigour thrown,<br />

<strong>The</strong> thigh transfix'd, and broke the<br />

brittle bone:<br />

Headlong he fell. Next, Thoas was<br />

thy chance;<br />

Thy breast, unarm'd, received the<br />

Spartan lance.<br />

Phylides' dart (as Amphidus drew<br />

nigh)<br />

His blow prevented, and transpierced<br />

his thigh,<br />

Tore all the brawn, and rent the<br />

nerves away;

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