ENEIS. BOOK VIII. ARGUMENT. The war being now begun, both the generals make all possible preparations. Turnus sends to Diomedes. Eneas goes in person to beg succours from Evander and the Tuscans. WHEN Turnus had assembled all his powers, Had roused the neighing steeds to scour the fields, 5 course, The fields to forage, and to gather force. Then Venulus to Diomede they send, To beg his aid Ausonia to defend, VOL. XV. A 10 Declare the common danger, and inform 15 20 25 30 Strike on the polished brass their trembling light,* 35 And cast their dubious beams from side to side; 'Twas night; and weary nature lulled asleep This similitude is literally taken from Apollonius Rhodius; and it is hard to say whether the original or the translation excels. But, in the shield which he describes afterwards in this Æneïd, he as much transcends his master Homer, as the arms of Glaucus were richer than those of Diomedes-Xpvoca χαλκειων.-Ι. † [In the sense of "reflections."-Ed.] 40 |