terga damus Libycisque parem non esse fatemur anguibus Ausoniam? si debellavit inertes halitus, ac viso mens aegra effluxit hiatu, ibo alacer solusque manus componere monstro sufficiam.
Shall we, the men of Italy, retreat before a serpent, and admit that Rome is no match for the snakes of Libya? If his breath has conquered your feeble strength, and your courage has oozed away at sight of his open mouth, then I will go boldly forward and cope with the monster single-handed.
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