And fiercely chants the charm which either lures

The shifting ghosts, or forces them to come.

He burns the victims whole, and fills the trench

With sacrificial blood, and snowy milk,565

And, with his left hand pouring, mingles wine;

Again he chants, and, bending to the earth,

With stronger words and frantic, summons up

The manes. Loudly bayed the hounds of hell;

And thrice the hollows gave a mournful sound;570

The whole earth trembled and the solid ground