}
{ The monster, spewing fruitless flames, he found;
{ He squeezed his throat; he writhed his neck around,
{ And in a knot his crippled members bound;
Then, from their sockets, tore his burning eyes.
Rolled on a heap, the breathless robber lies.
The doors, unbarred, receive the rushing day,
And thorough lights disclose the ravished prey.
The bulls, redeemed, breathe open air agen.
Next, by the feet, they drag him from his den.