Virgil, who, in his terrific lift of prodigies which either 

 preceded or accompanied the death of Julius, has not 

 neglected to enumerate this phenomenon. 



' <*< • (t nec tempore eodem 



Triftibus aut extis fibrae apparere minaces, 

 Aut puteis manare cruor ceflavit." 



The trembling prieft o'er boding victims flood, 

 And wells, portentous omen ! flow'd with blood. 



