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Then, rising, I excite their Souls to Fame,
And kindle sleeping Virtue into Flame.
From thence, whatever he perform'd in Fight,
Is justly mine, who drew him back from Flight.
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But Diomede desires my Company,
And still communicates his Praise with me.
As guided by a God, secure he goes,
Arm'd with my Fellowship, amid the Foes;
And sure no little Merit I may boast,
Whom such a Man selects from such an Hoast;
Unforc'd by Lots I went without affright,
To dare with him the Dangers of the Night:
On the same Errand sent, we met the Spy
Of Hector, double tongu'd, and us'd to lie;
Him I dispatch'd, but not till undermin'd,
I drew him first to tell, what treach'rous Troy design'd:
My Task perform'd, with Praise I had retir'd,
But not content with this, to greater Praise aspir'd.
Invaded Rhesus, and his Thracian Crew,
And him, and his, in their own Strength I slew:
Return'd a Victor, all my Vows compleat,
With the King's Chariot, in his Royal Seat:
Refuse me now his Arms, whose fiery Steeds
Were promis'd to the Spy for his Nocturnal Deeds:
Yet let dull Ajax bear away my Right,
When all his Days out-ballance this one Night.
Nor fought I Darkling still: The Sun beheld
With slaughter'd Lycians when I strew'd the Field:
You saw, and counted as I pass'd along,
Alastor, Chromius, Ceranos the Strong,
Alcander, Prytanis, and Halius,
Noemon, Charope., and Ennomus;
Coon, Chersidamas; and five beside,
Men of obscure Descent, but Courage try'd:

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