to follow him to the war, eminent in valour: the rest are
wafted down the stream and float lazily along with the
current at their back, to bring Ascanius news of his father 15
and his fortunes. Horses are given to the Teucrians who
are seeking the Tyrrhene territory, and one is led along,
reserved for Æneas; a tawny lion’s hide covers it wholly,
gleaming forth with talons of gold.
At once flies rumour, blazed through the little city, 20
that the horsemen are marching with speed to the gates
of the Tyrrhene king. In alarm the matrons redouble