saepe illa immeritae causatast omina lunae, et sibi tingendas dixit in amne comas: saepe tulit blandis argentea lilia Nymphis, Romula ne faciem laederet hasta Tati: dumque subit primo Capitolia nubila fumo, rettulit hirsutis bracchia secta rubis, et Tarpeia sua residens ita flevit ab arce vulnera vicino non patienda Iovi:.
Often she feigned some untoward aspect of the blameless moon and declared that she must bathe her locks in running water; often she brought silvery lilies to the winsome nymphs that Romulus spear not mar the looks of Tatius: and in climbing the Capitol misted with the first smoke of dusk, she brought home arms torn by the rough brambles and, sitting down, thus from her citadel did Tarpeia lament the love-pangs that were abhorrent to nearby Jupiter:
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