Thus fell two heroes; one the pride of Thrace,
And one the leader of the Epian race :

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Death's fable shade at once o'ercaft their eyes,
In duft the vanquish'd, and the victor lies.
With copious flaughter all the fields are red,
And heap'd with growing mountains of the dead.
Had fome brave chief this martial scene beheld,
By Pallas guarded through the dreadful field;
Might darts be bid to turn their points away,
And fwords around him innocently play;
The war's whole art with wonder had he seen,
And counted heroes where he counted men.
So fought each hoft with thirst of glory fir'd,
And crouds on crouds triumphantly expir'd.

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The Acts of Diomed.

DIOMED, affifted by Pallas, performs wonders in this day's battle. Pandarus wounds him with an arrow, but the Goddess cures him, enables him to discern Gods from mortals, and prohibits him from contending with any of the former, excepting Venus. Æneas joins Pandarus to oppofe him: Pandarus is killed, and Æneas in great danger, but for the affiftance of Venus; who, as he is removing her fon from the fight, is wounded on the hand by Diomed. Apollo feconds her in his refcue, and at length carries off Aneas to Troy, where he is healed in the temple of Pergamus. Mars rallies the Trojans, and affifts Hector to make a ftand. In the mean time Æneas is restored to the field, and they overthrow feveral of the Greeks; among the reft Tlepolemus is flain by Sarpedon. Juno and Minerva defcend to refift Mars; the latter incites Diomed to go against that God; he wounds him, and fends him groaning to heaven.

The first battle continues through this book. The fcene is the fame as in the former.

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BOOK V.

OUT Pallas now Tydides' foul infpires,

Fills with her force, and warms with all her fires,

Above the Greeks his deathlefs fame to raise,

And crown her hero with diftinguish'd praise.
High on his helm celestial lightnings play,
His beamy fhield emits a living ray;
Th' unweary'd blaze inceffant streams supplies,
Like the red ftar that fires th' autumnal skies,
When, fresh he rears his radiant orb to fight,
And, bath'd in Ocean, fhoots a keener light.
Such glories Pallas on the chief bestow'd,

Such, from his arms, the fierce effulgence flow'd:
Onward the drives him, furious to engage,
Where the fight burns, and where the thickest rage.
The fons of Dares firft the combat fought,

A wealthy priest, but rich without a fault;
In Vulcan's fane the father's days were led,
The fons to toils of glorious battle bred;

These fingled from their troops the fight maintain,
These from their fteeds, Tydides on the plain.
Fierce for renown the brother chiefs draw near,
And firft bold Phegus caft his founding spear,

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Which o'er the warriour's fhoulder took its course,

And fpent in empty air its erring force.

Not fo, Tydides, flew thy lance in vain,

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But pierc'd his breaft, and stretch'd him on the plain. Seiz'd with unufual fear, Idæus fled,

Left the rich chariot, and his brother dead.

And, had not Vulcan lent his celeftial aid,
He too had funk to death's eternal shade;
But in a fioky cloud the God of fire
Preferv'd the fon, in pity to the fire.
The steeds and chariot, to the navy led,
Encreas'd the fpoils of gallant Diomed.

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Struck with amaze and fhame, the Trojan crew
Or flain, or fled, the fens of Dares view;
When by the blood-stain'd hand Minerva prest
The God of battles, and this fpeech addreft :
Stern power of war! by whom the mighty fall,
Who bathe in blood, and shake the lofty wall!
Let the brave chiefs their glorious toils divide;
And whose the conquest mighty Jove decide:
While we from interdicted fields.retire,

Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.

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Her words allay'd th' impetuous warriour's heat, 45: The God of arms and Martial Maid retreat; Remov'd from fight, on Xanthus flowery bounds They fat, and liften'd to the dying sounds.

Meantime, the Greeks the Trojan race pursue,

And fome bold chieftain every leader flew :
First Odius falls, and bites the bloody fand,
His death ennobled by Atrides' hand;

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