And bloody trophies of the Trojan dead—

This day thou either shalt revenge my woe,

For murdered Lausus, on his cruel foe;

Or, if inexorable Fate deny

Our conquest, with thy conquered master die:

For, after such a lord, I rest secure,

Thou wilt no foreign reins, or Trojan load,[12] endure."

He said; and straight the officious courser kneels,

To take his wonted weight. His hands he fills

With pointed javelins; on his head he laced