of Æneas, a marvel to the eyes, accoutres it with Dardan
weapons, and counterfeits the shield and the crest of the
god-like head, gives it empty words and tones without 10
soul, and renders to the life the step and the gait: even
as the shapes that are said to flit when death is past, or
the dreams that mock the sense of slumber. So the
phantom strides triumphant in the van, goading the enemy
with brandished weapons and defiant speech. Turnus 15
comes on, and hurls from far his hurtling spear; it turns
its back and retires. Then, when Turnus thought Æneas