Were due to Hector's and this hero's hand:
Both brave alike, and equal in command;
Æneas, not inferior in the field,
In pious reverence to the gods excelled.
Make peace, ye Latians, and avoid with care
The impending dangers of a fatal war.'
He said no more; but, with this cold excuse,
Refused the alliance, and advised a truce."
Thus Venulus concluded his report.
A jarring murmur filled the factious court: