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dixerat Anchises

Anchises finished speaking

natumque unaque Sibyllam ... trahit

and led his son and the Sibyl along with him

conventus ... in medios

into the middle of the gathering

turbamque sonantem

and the noisy crowd,

et tumulum capit

and selected a mound

unde omnes ... posset adversos legere

from which he could survey everyone from face to face

longo ordine

in a long row

et venientum discere vultus

and become acquainted with the features of those who came.

‘nunc age,

‘Come now,

Dardaniam prolem quae deinde sequatur gloria,

the glory which is to attend the Trojan offspring in the future,

qui maneant Itala de gente nepotes

the grandchildren from the Italian race who are waiting,

inlustres animas

the famous souls

nostrumque in nomen ituras,

and those going to come into our name,

expediam dictis

I will set forth in words

et te tua fata docebo"

and teach you your fates.’