Haec postquam increpuit, portis arma incitus effert impellitque moras, veluti cum carcere rupto auriga indocilis totas effudit habenas et, praeceps trepida pendens in verbera planta, impar fertur equis; fumat male concitus axis, ac frena incerto fluitant discordia curru.
After this invective he led the army in haste outside the gates, and swept away all obstacles. So, when the starting-gate is broken down, the unskilful charioteer loses all control of the reins: bending forward with unsteady foothold to flog his team, he is borne on headlong at the mercy of the horses; the axles smoke with the excessive speed, and the tangled reins of the unsteady car swing from side to side.
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