{ But happier chance than mine attend thy care!

This day my hand thy tender age shall shield,

And crown with honours of the conquered field:

Thou, when thy riper years shall send thee forth

To toils of war, be mindful of my worth:

Assert thy birth-right; and in arms be known,

For Hector's nephew, and Æneas' son."

He said; and, striding, issued on the plain.

Antheus and Mnestheus, and a numerous train,

Attend his steps: the rest their weapons take,