Ille ut, antequam ultimus spiritus deficeret, dimicans tamen exstingueretur, clipeo se  allevare conatus est et, postquam ad conitendum nihil supererat virium, dextera impendentes ramos complexus temptabat assurgere.
He tried to lift himself with his shield, that he might at any rate die fighting before his last breath failed  him, but finding that not enough strength remained for that effort, he laid hold of the overhanging branches with his right hand and tried to rise.
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