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The eager Trojans and Sicilians throng, 

 And gaze with wonder as they move along. 

 Around their brows a vivid wreath they wore, 

 And glitt'ring lances tipt with fteel they bore. " 

 Thefe a light quiver ftor'd with fliafts fuftain, 

 And from their necks depends a golden chain. 

 On bounding deeds advance three graceful bands 

 And each a little blooming chief commands. 

 Beneath each chief twelve vouthful ftriplings came 

 In Ihining arms, in looks and age the fame. 

 Grac'd with his grandfire's name, Polites' fon, 

 Young Priam, led the firft gay fquadron on. 

 A youth, whofe progeny mufl Latium grace ; 

 He prefs'd a dappled fteed of Thracian race ; 

 Before, white fpots on either foot appear. 

 And on his forehead blaz'd a filver flar ; 

 Atys the next advanc'd, with looks divine, 

 Atys, the fource of the great Attian line ; 

 lulus' friendfhip grac'd the lovely boy ; 

 And lall lulus came, the pride of Troy, 

 In charms fuperior to the blooming train, 

 And fpurr'd his Tyrian courfer on the plain ; 

 Which Dido gave the princely youth, to prove 

 A lading pledge, memorial of her love. 

 Th' inferior boys on beauteous courfers ride, 

 From great Alceftes' royal flails fupply'd. 

 Now flufli'd with hope, now pale with anxious fear, 

 Before the Ihouting crowds the youths appear j 



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