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<strong>The</strong> sacred relics to the tent they<br />

bore;<br />

<strong>The</strong> urn a veil <strong>of</strong> linen covered o'er.<br />

That done, they bid the sepulchre<br />

aspire,<br />

And cast the deep foundations<br />

round the pyre;<br />

High in the midst they heap the<br />

swelling bed<br />

Of rising earth, memorial <strong>of</strong> the<br />

dead.<br />

<strong>The</strong> swarming populace the chief<br />

detains,<br />

And leads amidst a wide extent <strong>of</strong><br />

plains;<br />

<strong>The</strong>re placed them round: then<br />

from the ships proceeds<br />

A train <strong>of</strong> oxen, mules, and stately<br />

steeds,<br />

Vases and tripods (for the funeral<br />

games),

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