And weapons thick beset the narrow streets.
In battle order stand the long drawn lines
Of gleaming steel prepared for deadly strife.
Scarce do the sturdy watchmen of the gates
Attempt to hold their posts against the foe,
But in the smothering press fight blindly on.
At this, Æneas joins Panthus and together they rush out into the city.
Scene 2
A street of Troy, lit by the moonlight and the glare of burning buildings. Trojans rush in from different sides and rally to Æneas.
Æneas (348-354):