"Obstupui, steteruntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit."
— Aeneid

January 1, 1970

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Epic poetryWorks by Virgil
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Line 774 (tr. Allen Mandelbaum) — John Dryden's translation: — : Aghast, astonished, and struck dumb with fear, I stood; like bristles rose my stiffened hair.