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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Aeneid - pg. 283

Only this
Ascanius called out. The Trojans cheered,
Echoing him in joy, lifting up their hearts.
At that moment in the quarter of high air
Apollo with flowing hair, from a throne of cloud,
Looked down upon Ausonian troops and town.
He spoke to the victor, Iulus:
"Blessed be
Your new-found manhood, child. By striving so
Men reach the stars, dear son of gods
And sire of gods to come. All fated wars
Will quiet down, and justly, in the end
Under descendants of Assaracus,
For Troy no longer bounds you."

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