At this point Jupiter slyly said to Juno:"Sister and his wife, too, most delightful wife,As you were thinking -- not amiss, that thought --It must be Venus who sustains the Trojans,Not their good right arms in war, their keenCombativeness and fortitude in danger."In low tones Juno answered:"Darling husband,Why provoked me, heartsick as I am,And fearing as I do your grim decrees?If my love mattered to you as it didAnd should, you would not, O Omnipotent,Deny me this: the power to spirit TurnusOut of the battle and to keep him safeFor his father, Daunus. Well then, let him perish,Give Trojans quittance with his gentle blood!And yet he took his name from our own stock,
(It's better to create than destroy what's unnecessary)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Aeneid - pg. 316
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