an te praestantem belli fugit, improba quantum hoc possit Fortuna loco? sedet obvius hostis adversa fronte; at circa nemorosa minantur insidias iuga, nec laeva stagnantibus undis effugium patet, et tenui stant tramite fauces.
Do you, so skilled a soldier, fail to see how great is the power of cruel Fortune in our present position? The enemy is encamped over against us and stops our way, and the wooded heights all round threaten us with ambuscades; nor is there a way of escape on the left where the lake spreads, and the path through the gorge is narrow.
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