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<strong>Aeneis</strong>/Liber XI 223<br />
corripu<strong>it</strong> sese et tectis c<strong>it</strong>us extul<strong>it</strong> altis.<br />
'tu, Voluse, armari Volscorum edice maniplis,<br />
duc' a<strong>it</strong> 'et Rutulos. equ<strong>it</strong>em Messapus in armis,<br />
et cum fratre Coras latis diffund<strong>it</strong>e campis. 465<br />
pars ad<strong>it</strong>us urbis firment turrisque capessant;<br />
cetera, qua iusso, mecum manus inferat arma.'<br />
Ilicet in muros tota discurr<strong>it</strong>ur urbe.<br />
concilium ipse pater et magna incepta Latinus<br />
deser<strong>it</strong> ac tristi turbatus tempore differt, 470<br />
multaque se incusat qui non acceper<strong>it</strong> ultro<br />
Dardanium Aenean generumque asciuer<strong>it</strong> urbi.<br />
praefodiunt alii portas aut saxa sudesque<br />
subuectant. bello dat signum rauca cruentum<br />
bucina. tum muros uaria cinxere corona 475<br />
matronae puerique, uocat labor ultimus omnis.<br />
nec non ad templum summasque ad Palladis arces<br />
subueh<strong>it</strong>ur magna matrum regina caterua<br />
dona ferens, iuxtaque comes Lauinia uirgo,<br />
causa mali tanti, oculos deiecta decoros. 480<br />
succedunt matres et templum ture uaporant<br />
et maestas alto fundunt de limine uoces:<br />
'armipotens, praeses belli, Tr<strong>it</strong>onia uirgo,<br />
frange manu telum Phrygii praedonis, et ipsum<br />
pronum sterne solo portisque effunde sub altis.' 485<br />
cing<strong>it</strong>ur ipse furens certatim in proelia Turnus.<br />
iamque adeo rutilum thoraca indutus aenis<br />
horrebat squamis surasque incluserat auro,<br />
tempora nudus adhuc, laterique accinxerat ensem,<br />
fulgebatque alta decurrens aureus arce 490<br />
exsultatque animis et spe iam praecip<strong>it</strong> hostem:<br />
qualis ubi abruptis fug<strong>it</strong> praesepia uinclis<br />
tandem liber equus, campoque pot<strong>it</strong>us aperto<br />
aut ille in pastus armentaque tend<strong>it</strong> equarum<br />
aut adsuetus aquae perfundi flumine noto 495<br />
emicat, arrectisque frem<strong>it</strong> ceruicibus alte<br />
luxurians luduntque iubae per colla, per armos.<br />
Obuia cui Volscorum acie com<strong>it</strong>ante Camilla<br />
occurr<strong>it</strong> portisque ab equo regina sub ipsis<br />
desilu<strong>it</strong>, quam tota cohors im<strong>it</strong>ata relictis 500
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