the plains, storming along like torrent wave or murky
tempest. At length the prisoners burst forth and leave
their camp, the young Ascanius and the soldiery beleaguered
in vain.
Jupiter meanwhile first addresses Juno: “Sister mine 10
and sweetest wife in one, Venus it is, even as thou didst
suppose—for thy judgment is never at fault—that upholds
the powers of the Trojans, not the warriors’ own
keen right hand and the courageous soul that braves
every peril.” Juno returned, meekly: “Why, my fairest 15