600 While War's fierce Goddess fires the Grecian foe, 595 605 610 Th' Ætolian warriour tugg'd his weighty spear: 615 Le 2 620 Thus Thus fell two heroes; one the pride of Thrace, Death's fable fhade at once o'ercast their eyes, So fought each host with thirst of glory fir'd, 625 (635 THE ARGUMEN T. The Acts of Diomed. DIOMED, affifted by Pallas, performs wonders in this day's battle. Pandarus wounds him with an arrow, but the Goddefs cures him, enables him to difcern Gods from mortals, and prohibits him from contending with any of the former, excepting Venus. Æneas joins Pandarus to oppofe him: Pandarus is killed, and Æneas in great danger, but for the affiftance of Venus; who, as fhe is removing her fon from the fight, is wounded on the hand by Diomed. Apollo feconds her in his refcue, and at length carries off Eneas to Troy, where he is healed in the temple of Pergamus. Mars rallies the Trojans, and affifts Hector to make a ftand. In the mean time Æneas is restored to the field, and they overthrow several of the Greeks; among the reft Tlepolemus is flain by Sarpedon. Juno and Minerva defcend to refift Mars; the latter incites Diomed to go against that God; he wounds him, and fends him groaning to heaven. The first battle continues through this book. The fcene is the fame as in the former. B THE ILIA D. BOOK V. OUT Pallas now Tydides' foul inspires, Fills with her force, and warms with all her fires, Above the Greeks his deathless fame to raise, And crown her hero with distinguish'd praise. Such, from his arms, the fierce effulgence flow'd: A wealthy prieft, but rich without a fault; These fingled from their troops the fight maintain, 14 5. 15. 20 Which |