Proximus, a primo distans, quantum aequore currus occupat ipse, loci tantum, sed proximus ibat Astur Panchates; patrium frons alba nitebat insigne et patrio pes omnis concolor albo; ingentes animi, membra haud procera decusque corporis exiguum, sed tum sibi fecerat alas concitus atque ibat campo indignatus habenas.
Next came Panchates, a chariot-length and no more behind the leader. Bred in Asturia,b he was conspicuous for the white forehead and four white feet of his sires. Though high-mettled, he was low of stature and lacked comeliness; but now his fiery spirit lent him wings, and he sped over the plain, impatient of the reins;
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