<p>THE Consull boulde <persName>ATTILIVS</persName>, here regarde,<lb/> That <rs>AFRICKE</rs> made to tremble at his name;<lb/> Who, for his faithe receyued this rewarde,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_11901"/>Two hundreth thousande men, hee ouercame.<lb/> And three score shippes, and eeke two hundreth townes,<lb/> Yet flattringe fate, in fine vppon him frownes.<lb/> For after by <persName>XANTIPPVS</persName> ouerthrowne,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_11902"/>To <rs>CARTHAGE</rs> broughte, in dungeon deepe was caste;<lb/> Yet, with desire for to redeeme their owne,<lb/> Their messenger they made him, at the laste:<lb/> And in exchaunge, hee vnto <rs>Rome</rs> was sente,<lb/> For prisoners there, and on his worde hee wente.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_11903"/>Who promis'd this, hee woulde retourne to bandes,<lb/> If that hee fail'd of that, they did require:<lb/> But when hee sawe so manie in their handes,<lb/> Thoughe <rs>Romanes</rs> glad, did graunt him his desire:<lb/> Yet coulde hee not theretoo, in harte agree,<lb/> Bycause for him, so manie shoulde bee free.<lb/> Thus, countries loue, was dearer then his life,<lb/> Who backe retourn'de, to keepe his promise true:<lb/> Where hee did taste longe time of tormentes rife,<lb/> But yet, his harte no tortures coulde subdue.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_11904"/>His mangled eies, the Sonne all daye assailes;<lb/> And in the ende, was thruste in tonne with nailes.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_11901" lang="la">Cornelius Nepos.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_11902" lang="la"><name type="author">Eutropius</name> lib. 2. De<lb/> Bello punico.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_11903" lang="la"><name type="author">Silius Italicus</name> lib.6.<lb/> Belli Punici, copio-<lb/> sissimè pulcherrimis<lb/> elegantissimisq. ver-<lb/> sibus hanc histo-<lb/> riam narrat.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_11904" lang="la"><name type="author">Aul. Gellius</name> lib. 6.<lb/> cap. 4.</gloss></p>

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The sun scorches the eyes of Marcus Attilius Regulus whose eyelids have been cut off; the nail-studded barrel in which the Carthaginians will put him, lies next to him

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