Then Nisus thus:—"Ye fathers, lend your ears;
Nor judge our bold attempt beyond our years.
The foe, securely drenched in sleep and wine,
Neglect their watch; the fires but thinly shine;
And, where the smoke in cloudy vapours flies,
Covering the plain, and curling to the skies,
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{ Betwixt two paths, which at the gate divide,
{ Close by the sea, a passage we have spied,
{ Which will our way to great Æneas guide.