tum Soracte satum, praestantem corpore et armis, Aequanum noscens, patrio cui ritus in arvo, cum pius Arcitenens accensis gaudet acervis, exta ter innocuos laetum portare per ignes: sic in Apollinea semper vestigia pruna inviolata teras victorque vaporis ad aras dona serenato referas sollemnia Phoebo: concipe, ait, dignum factis, Aequane, furorem vulneribusque tuis.
Next he recognized Aequanus, a son of Mount Soracte,c a splendid figure in splendid armour: in his native land it was his task to carry the offerings thrice in triumph over harmless fires, at the time when the Archer, the loving son,d takes pleasure in the blazing piles. Aequanus, cried the general, fill your heart with wrath that suits your prowess and your wounds; and then may you ever tread unhurt over Apollos fire, and conquer the flame, and carry the customary offering to the altar, while Phoebus smiles.
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