sed lacrimae atque ira mixtus dolor impulit omnes praecipitare latens fatum; lectique senatu, qui ductorem adeant; si perstet surdus in armis pactorum, vertant inde ad Carthaginis arces nec divum oblitis indicere bella morentur.
But tears, and grief mixed with resentment, made them all eager to hasten the unknown future. Senators were chosen to approach Hannibal; if he turned a deaf ear to his engagements and fought on, they must then turn their steps to the city of Carthage and declare war without delay against men unmindful of the gods.
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