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<strong>The</strong> due reward <strong>of</strong> many a wellfought<br />

field?<br />

<strong>The</strong> spoils <strong>of</strong> cities razed and warriors<br />

slain,<br />

We share with justice, as with toil<br />

we gain;<br />

But to resume whate'er thy avarice<br />

craves<br />

(That trick <strong>of</strong> tyrants) may be borne<br />

by slaves.<br />

Yet if our chief for plunder only<br />

fight,<br />

<strong>The</strong> spoils <strong>of</strong> Ilion shall thy loss requite,<br />

Whene'er, by Jove's decree, our<br />

conquering powers<br />

Shall humble to the dust her l<strong>of</strong>ty<br />

towers."<br />

<strong>The</strong>n thus the king: "Shall I my<br />

prize resign

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