In courage, was obliged to snatch a shield,
And rally back his Romans to the field.[426]
XXIX.
Juan, who had no shield to snatch, and was
No Cæsar, but a fine young lad, who fought
He knew not why, arriving at this pass,
Stopped for a minute, as perhaps he ought
For a much longer time; then, like an ass
(Start not, kind reader, since great Homer[427] thought
This simile enough for Ajax, Juan