Did threaten horror from the host of Cæsar

A small thin skin contained the vital parts;

The heart stirred not; and from the gaping liver

Squeezed matter through the caul; the entrails peered;

And which (ay me!) ever pretendeth[643] ill,

At that bunch where the liver is, appear'd

A knob of flesh, whereof one half did look

Dead and discolour'd, th' other lean and thin.[644]

By these he seeing what mischiefs must ensue,

Cried out, "O gods, I tremble to unfold630