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"Bella, horrida bella, Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno."

January 1, 1970

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Epic poetry Works by Virgil

Original Language: English

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Lines 86–87 (tr. Fagles); the Sibyl's prophecy to Aeneas — H. R. Fairclough's translation: Wars, grim wars I see, and Tiber foaming with streams of blood. — Compare: "As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood.'" Enoch Powell, "Rivers of Blood" speech (20 April 1968)

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Lines 86–87 (tr. Fagles); the Sibyl's prophecy to Aeneas — H. R. Fairclough's translation: Wars, grim wars I see, and Tiber foaming with streams of blood. — Compare: "As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood.'" Enoch Powell, "Rivers of Blood" speech (20 April 1968)