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'And conquering Danaans fall and die : grim grief on every side,
And fear on every side there is, and many-faced is death.'

'Fall on a very midst the fire and die in press of war!
One hope there is for vanquished men, to cherish hope no more.'

'O Goddess-born, flee forth,' he said, 'and snatch thee from the fire! The foeman hath the walls, and Troy is down from topmost spire.'

"He takes the tale up ; fluttering-voiced from lying heart he speaks :

'The longing to be gone from Troy fell oft upon the Greeks, And oft they fain had turned their backs on war without an end.'