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Whose arms support him, reeling<br />

through the throng,<br />

And dragging his disabled legs<br />

along;<br />

Nodding, his head hangs down his<br />

shoulder o'er;<br />

His mouth and nostrils pour the<br />

clotted gore; 292<br />

Wrapp'd round in mists he lies, and<br />

lost to thought;<br />

His friends receive the bowl, too<br />

dearly bought.<br />

<strong>The</strong> third bold game Achilles next<br />

demands,<br />

And calls the wrestlers to the level<br />

sands:<br />

A massy tripod for the victor lies,<br />

Of twice six oxen its reputed price;<br />

And next, the loser's spirits to restore,<br />

A female captive, valued but at<br />

four.

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