Then fudden wav'd his flaming faulchion round,
And gafh'd his belly with a ghaftly wound.,
The corps now breathlefs on the bloody plain,
To fpoil his arms the victor ftrove in vain;
o The Thracian bands against the victor prest;
A grove of lances glitter'd at his breast.
Stern Thoas, glaring with revengeful eyes,
In fullen fury flowly quits the prize.

Thus fell two Heroes; one the pride of Thrace, 5 And one the Leader of th' Epeian race; Death's fable fhade at once o'ercaft their eyes, In duft the vanquish'd, and the victor lies. With copious flaughter all the fields are red, And heap'd with growing mountains of the dead. 30 Had fome brave Chief this martial scene beheld, By Pallas guarded thro' the dreadful field,

Might

.630. Had fome brave chief.] The turning off in this place from the actions of the field, to reprefent to us a man with fecurity and calmnefs walking thro' it, without being able to reprehend any thing in the whole action; this is not only a fine praife of the battel, but as it were a breathing-place to the poetical fpirit of the author, after having rapidly run along with the heat of the engagement: He Teems like one who having got over a part of his journey, ftops upon an eminence to look back upon the fpace he has pafs'd, and concludes the book with an agreeable paule or refpite.

The reader will excufe our taking notice of fuch a trifle, as that it was an old fuperftition, that this fourth book of the

Might darts be bid to turn their points away,
And fwords around him innocently play,

The wars whole art with wonder had he seen, 635 And counted heroes where he counted Men.

So fought each hoft, with thirft of glory fir'd,
And crowds on crowds triumphantly expir'd.

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precepts, Prac. so.

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