{ The matrons from the walls with shrieks reply,

{ And their mixed mourning rends the vaulted sky.

The town is filled with tumult and with tears,

Till the loud clamours reach Evander's ears:

Forgetful of his state, he runs along,

With a disordered pace, and cleaves the throng;

Falls on the corpse; and groaning there he lies,

With silent grief, that speaks but at his eyes.

Short sighs and sobs succeed; till sorrow breaks

A passage, and at once he weeps and speaks:—