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VIRGIL's
Æn. V.
The Fifth Book of the
ÆNEIS.
The ARGUMENT.
Æneas setting sail from Africk, is driven by a Storm on the Coasts of Sicily: Where he is hospitably received by his Friend Acestes, King of part of the Island, and born of Trojan Parentage. He applies himself to celebrate the Memory of his Father with Divine Honours: And accordingly institutes Funeral Games, and appoints Prizes for those who shou'd conquer in them. While the Ceremonies were performing, Juno sends Iris to perswade the Trojan Women to burn the Ships, who upon her Instigation set fire to them, which burnt four, and would have consum'd the rest, had not Jupiter by a miraculous Shower extinguish'd it. Upon this Æneas by the Advice of one of his Generals, and a Vision of his Father, builds a City for the Women, Old Men, and others, who were either unfit for War, or weary of the Voyage, and sails for Italy: Venus procures of Neptune a safe Voyage for him and all his Men, excepting only his Pilot Palinurus, who was unfortunately lost.
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ean time the Trojan cuts his wat'ry way, Fix'd on his Voyage, thro' the curling Sea:
Then, casting back his Eyes, with dire Amaze,
Sees on the Punic Shore the mounting Blaze.
