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632 THE TENTH BUKE
Hyntis furth of tlie fcheith to mak debait.
The fcbaft flaw towart Turuus, and hym fmait
Apon the fchulder, abuf the gardis hie
That ryfys vmaft tharvpon we fe,
5 And throw the bordour of the fcheild fwa perfyt.
Quhill fynaly in fum deill it traverfyt,
And hurt a part of Turnus byg body.
Than Turnus fmyttyn, full of felony,
A buftuus lance with grundyn bed ful kene,
10 That lang quhile tayfyt he in proper teyn,
Leyt gyrd at Pallas, and thus wys faid he :
Confider goungkeir, gyf our lancis be,
Bettir of tempyr and niair penytratyve.
And, with the word, the fchaft flaw furth belyve,
15 So that the fcharp poynt of the brangland fpeir
Throw owt amyddis of the fcheild can fcheir,
Perfand fa mony platis of irne and fteill,
And fa feill plyis of bull hydis ilk deill,
All fammyn cowchit in hys target ftrang,
20 The buftuus ftrake throw all hys armour thrang.
That ftyntit na thing at the fyne hawbryk,
Quhil throu the coft thyrlyt the dedly pryk.
Pallas, nocht fchrynkand for the mortale dynt,
Invane the hait fchaft of hys wond lies hynt ;
25 For al togidder by the fammyn way
The blude and fawle pafly'S hyne bath tway.
Apon hys wond onon he rufchis down :
Abuf hym rang hys harnes with a fovn :
And that onfrendly erth inimycall,
30 That in hys deth he fuld not fcryk nor call.