death; my sire is equal to either event; a truce to menace.”
This said, he marches into the middle space; while the
Arcadians’ blood chills and curdles about their hearts.
Down from his car leaps Turnus, and addresses himself to
fight on foot. And as when a lion has seen from a high 30
watch-tower a bull standing at distance in the field and
meditating fight, he flies to the spot, even thus looks
Turnus as he bounds along.
Soon as he judged his foe would be within reach of his
spear-throw, Pallas begins the combat, in hope that Fortune 35