about the premises by night. He came and went as he saw
But brake the stricken limb; while every hand
Flung every quivering dart at him alone;
Nor missed their aim, for rang against his shield
Dart after dart unerring, and his helm
In broken fragments pressed upon his brow;
His vital parts were safeguarded by spears
That bristled in his body. Fortune saw
Thus waged a novel combat, for there warred
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- He strove to peer about him, but the feeble ray of the
- him; he rose, and saw the physician who had been with Maximus
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