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<strong>The</strong> point was brass, refulgent to<br />

behold,<br />

Fix'd to the wood with circling<br />

rings <strong>of</strong> gold:<br />

<strong>The</strong> noble Hector on his lance reclined,<br />

And, bending forward, thus reveal'd<br />

his mind:<br />

"Ye valiant Trojans, with attention<br />

hear!<br />

Ye Dardan bands, and generous<br />

aids, give ear!<br />

This day, we hoped, would wrap in<br />

conquering flame<br />

Greece with her ships, and crown<br />

our toils with fame.<br />

But darkness now, to save the cowards,<br />

falls,<br />

And guards them trembling in their<br />

wooden walls.<br />

Obey the night, and use her peaceful<br />

hours

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