And death with poison armed—in Lydia born,

Where plenteous harvests the fat fields adorn;

Where proud Pactolus floats the fruitful lands,

And leaves a rich manure of golden sands.

}

{ There Capys, author of the Capuan name,

{ And there was Mnestheus too, increased in fame,

{ Since Turnus from the camp he cast with shame.

Thus mortal war was waged on either side.

Meantime the hero cuts the nightly tide: