deiciunt animos ceu victi et spicula ponunt, turpiter, heu, dextris languentibus obstupefacti dum currum varia gemmarum luce micantem mirantur, dum bratteolis crepitantia lora et solido ex auro pretiosi ponderis axem defixis inhiant obtutibus et radiorum argento albentem seriem, quam summa rotarum flexura electri pallentis continet orbe.
Their courage drops as in defeat; they lay down their javelins, their hands, alas! enfeebled, all to their shame struck dumb in their wonder at the chariot gleaming with flashing gems of varied hue, as with fixed gaze they look longingly at the reins with their tinkling gold-foil, the heavy axle of solid gold, so costly, the spokes, one after another, of white silver, the rim of the wheel holding them in place with a circle of pale electrum.
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