primus inire manus, postremus ponere Martem; cum rapidum effusis ageret sublimis habenis quadrupedem, non ense virum, non eminus hasta sistere erat; volitabat ovans aciesque per ambas iam Tagus auratis agnoscebatur in armis.
Ever first  to enter the battle and last to lay down the sword, when he sat high on his steed and urged it on with loosened reins, no sword could stop him nor spear hurled from far; on he flew in triumph, and the golden armour of Tagus was well known throughout both armies.
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