hand is the War-god’s chosen seat. Now let each remember
wife and home, recall the mighty deeds that made
your fathers great. Let us meet them at once at the
water’s edge, while they are in the hurry of landing, and
the foot falters in its first tread on shore. Valour has 30
Fortune for its friend:” So saying, he ponders with himself
whom to lead to the attack, and to whom he may
trust the leaguer of the walls.
Meanwhile Æneas is landing his comrades from the tall
ship-sides by help of bridges. Many of them watch for 35