neighing the whole champaign over, and chafing against
the drawn bridle as they face hither and thither: the field,
all iron, bristles far and wide with spears, and the plains
are ablaze with arms reared on high. Likewise Messapus
on the other side and the swift-paced Latians, and Coras
and his brother, and maid Camilla’s force appear in the
plain against them, couching the lance in their backdrawn 5
hands and brandishing the javelin: and the onset of warriors
and the neighing of steeds begin to wax hot. And
now each army had halted within a spear-throw of the