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<strong>©Biblioteca</strong> <strong>Nacional</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Colombia</strong><br />
222 VERGILI AENEIS X.<br />
Substitit, infremuitque ferox et inhorruit arm os,<br />
Nec cuiquam irasci propiusve acce<strong>de</strong>re virtus,<br />
Sed jaculis tutisque procul clamoribus instant;<br />
llle autem impavidus partes cunctatur in omnes,<br />
Dentibus infren<strong>de</strong>ns, et tergo <strong>de</strong>cutit bastas; 7] 5<br />
Haud aliter, justae qui bus est Mezentius irae,<br />
Non ulli est animus stricto conCUl'l'ere ferro;<br />
Missilibus longe et vasto c1amore lacessunt.<br />
Venerat antiquis Oorythi <strong>de</strong> finibus Acron,<br />
Graius homo, infectos linquens profugus hymenaeos: 720<br />
Hunc ubi miscentem longe media agmina vidit,<br />
Purpureum pennis et pactae conjngis ostro ;<br />
Impastus stabula alta leo ceu saepe peragrans<br />
(Sua<strong>de</strong>t enim vesana fames), si forte fugacem<br />
Oonspexit capream aut surgentem in cornua cervum, 725<br />
Gau<strong>de</strong>t, bians immane, com(Lsque arrexit, et haeret<br />
Visceribus super incumbens, lavit impl'oba taeter<br />
Ora cruor;<br />
Sic rllit in <strong>de</strong>nsos alacel' Mezentius bostes.<br />
Sternitul' infelix Acron, et calcibu atram 730<br />
Tundit humum exspil'ans, infractaque tela cruentat.<br />
Atque i<strong>de</strong>m fugientem haud est diguatus Oro<strong>de</strong>n<br />
Sternere, nec jacta caecum dare cuspi<strong>de</strong> vulllus;<br />
Obvius adverso que occW'rit, scque viro vir<br />
Oontulit, haud furto melior, sed fortibus armis. 735<br />
Tum super abjectum posito pe<strong>de</strong> nixus et hasta,<br />
" Pars belli haud temnenda, viri, jacct altus Oro<strong>de</strong>s."<br />
Oonclamant socii laetum paeana seeuti.<br />
Ille autem exspirans; "Non me, quicumque es, inul to ,<br />
Victor, Ilec longum laetabere; te quoque fata 740<br />
Prospectant paria, atque ea<strong>de</strong>m mox arva tenebis."<br />
Ad quem subri<strong>de</strong>ns mixta Mezentius ira;<br />
"Nunc morere; ast <strong>de</strong> me divllm pater at que hominum ret<br />
Vi<strong>de</strong>rit 1" Hoc dicens eduxit corpore telum; ,<br />
01Ii dura quies oculos et ferreus urget 7'J,.><br />
Somnus, in aeternam c1auduntur lumina noctem.<br />
Oaedicus Alcathoum obtrnncat j Sacrator' Hydaspell;<br />
Partheniumque Rapo et praedurum viribus Orsen ;