262 STUDIES OF NATURE. 



Tum lateri atque humeris Tegeasum fubligat enfem, 

 DemifTa ab lasva pantherae terga retorquens. 

 Nernon et gemini cuftodes limine ab alto 

 Procedunt, greflumque canes comitantur herilem. 

 Hofpitis JEnsx fedem et fecreta petebat, 

 Sermonum memor et promifli muneris heros. 

 Nee minus JEneas fe matutinus agebat. 

 Filius huic Pallas, olli comes ibat Achates. 



uEneid. B. viii. L. 454 — 466. 



'* While the Lemnian God was difpatching this 

 ** weighty bufinefs on the (hores of JEoVm, the ge- 

 *' niai rays of returning Aurora, and the matin 

 " fong of the birds under his ftraw-clad roof, 

 ** fummoned Evander from his lowly bed. The 

 ** venerable fire arofe : he alTumes the tunic, fitted 

 *' to his ancient limbs, and binds the Tufcan fan- 

 ** dais upon his feet ; next he fits to his Ihoulders 

 ** and fide the Arcadian fwordj a panther's hide, 

 *' thrown carelefsly backward, depended over his 

 *^ left arm. Two faithful guardian dogs leave 

 ** their dation at the threlhold, and, well-pleafed. 



Around his fhoulders flow'd the panther's hide, 



And the bright fword hung glittering at his fide. 



Two mighty dogs, domeftic at his board, 



(A faithful guard) attend their aged Lord. 



The promis'd aid revolving in his breaft. 



The careful Monarch fought his Godlike guefl, 



Who with Achates rofe at dawn of day, 



And join'd the King and F alias on the way. 



Pitt. 



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