portion and a home: nor wage I war against your nation:
it was the king that abandoned our alliance, and sought 20
shelter rather under Turnus’ banner. Fairer it had been
that Turnus should have met the death-stroke ye mourn.
If he seeks to end the war by strength of arm and expel the
Trojan enemy, duty bade him confront me with weapons
like mine, and that one should have lived who had earned 25
life from heaven or his own right hand. Now go and
kindle the flame beneath your ill-starred townsmen.”
Æneas’ speech was over: they stood in silent wonder, their