en bona virtus primitiaeque ducis! taline implere paramus Italiam fama? tales praemittere pugnas? Accensae exultant mentes, haustusque medullis Hannibal exagitat, stimulantque sequentia bella.
So much for splendid valour and the first exploit of your general! Is this the glorious news with which we intend to fill Italy? Are these the battles whose rumour we send before us? Fired by his words their courage rose high; the spirit of Hannibal sank deep into their hearts and inspired them; and the thought of wars to comea spurred them on.
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