Book 7.71-80
Latinus' daughter Lavinia seemed to burn with a harmless flame. The omen was interpreted.
Praeterea, castis adolet dum altaria taedis
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et iuxta genitorem adstat Lavinia virgo,
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visa (nefas) longis comprendere crinibus ignem,
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[atque omnem ornatum flamma crepitante cremari]
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regalisque accensa comas, accensa coronam
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insignem gemmis, tum fumida lumine fulvo
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involvi ac totis Volcanum spargere tectis.
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Id vero horrendum ac visu mirabile ferri:
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namque fore inlustrem fama fatisque canebant
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ipsam, sed populo magnum portendere bellum.
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