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Notes Display Latin text | translated by Theodore C. Williams Book IX Chapter 16: The attack is renewed | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
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Now, from Tithonus' saffron couch set free, Aurora over many a land outpoured the rising morn; the sun's advancing beam unveiled the world; and Turnus to his host gave signal to stand forth, while he arrayed himself in glorious arms. Then every chief awoke his mail-clad company, and stirred their slumbering wrath with tidings from the foe. Tumultuously shouting, they impaled on lifted spears -- O pitiable sight! -- the heads of Nisus and Euryalus. Th' undaunted Trojans stood in battle-line along the wall to leftward (for the right the river-front defended) keeping guard on the broad moat; upon the ramparts high sad-eyed they stood, and shuddered as they saw the hero-faces thrust aloft; too well their loyal grief the blood-stained features knew. |
459- Et iam prima nouo spargebat lumine terras Tithoni croceum linquens Aurora cubile. iam sole infuso, iam rebus luce retectis Turnus in arma uiros armis circumdatus ipse suscitat: aeratasque acies in proelia cogunt, quisque suos, uariisque acuunt rumoribus iras. quin ipsa arrectis (uisu miserabile) in hastis praefigunt capita et multo clamore sequuntur Euryali et Nisi. Aeneadae duri murorum in parte sinistra opposuere aciem (nam dextera cingitur amni), ingentisque tenent fossas et turribus altis stant maesti; simul ora uirum praefixa mouebant nota nimis miseris atroque fluentia tabo. |