coast. We thought them gone off with a fair wind for
Mycenæ. And so all Trojan land shakes off the agony of 30
years. Open fly the gates; what pleasure to go and see the
Dorian camp, and the places deserted, and the shore forsaken!
Yes, here were the troops of the Dolopes; here
the tent of that savage Achilles; here the ships were drawn
up; here they used to set the battle in array. Some of 5
us are standing agaze at the fatal offering to the virgin
goddess, and wondering at the hugeness of the horse;