Had spared him, but the feeble tide of blood

Still left the flame alive upon the hearth.

That selfsame year the seventh time restored (9)

The Consul's rods; that year to Marius brought

The end of life, when he at Fortune's hands

All ills had suffered; all her goods enjoyed.

"And what of those who at the Sacriport (10)

And Colline gate were slain, then, when the rule