Aen. 11.302Ante equidem summā dē rē statuisse, Latīnī,
et vellem et fuerat melius, nōn tempore tālī
cōgere concilium, cum mūrōs adsidet hostis.'For my part, Latins, I would have wished, and it had been better, to have decided this supreme matter before, and not to call a council at such a time, when the enemy sits before our walls. Aen. 11.305Bellum importūnum, cīvēs, cum gente deōrum
invictīsque virīs gerimus, quōs nūlla fatīgant
proelia: nec victī possunt absistere ferrō.We are waging an ill-timed war, citizens, with a race of gods and unconquered men, whom no battles weary: not even when beaten can they leave off the sword. Aen. 11.308Spem sīquam adscītīs Aetōlum habuistis in armīs,
pōnite.If you had any hope in the arms of the Aetolians you sent for, lay it aside. Aen. 11.309Spēs sibi quisque, sed haec quam angusta vidētis;Each man is his own hope; but you see how narrow this is; Aen. 11.310cētera quā rērum iaceant perculsa ruīnā,
ante oculōs interque manūs sunt omnia vestrās.in what ruin all else lies struck down, is all before your eyes and in your hands.
Aen. 11.312Nec quemquam incūsō: potuit quae plūrima virtūs
esse, fuit;Nor do I blame anyone: the greatest valour that could be, has been; Aen. 11.313tōtō certātum est corpore regnī.we have fought with the whole body of the kingdom. Aen. 11.314Nunc adeō quae sit dubiae sententia mentī
315expediam et paucīs, animōs adhibēte, docēbō.Now, then, I will set out what is the opinion of my doubting mind and explain it in a few words; give me your attention. Aen. 11.316Est antīquus ager Tuscō mihi proximus amnī,
longus in occāsum, fīnīs super ūsque Sicānōs;I have an ancient territory next to the Tuscan river, stretching long to the west, as far as beyond the Sicanian borders; Aen. 11.318Auruncī Rutulīque serunt et vōmere dūrōs
exercent collēs atque hōrum asperrima pāscunt.Auruncans and Rutulians sow it and work the hard hills with the ploughshare, and pasture the roughest of them. Aen. 11.320Haec omnis regiō et celsī plaga pīnea montis
cēdat amīcitiae Teucrōrum, et foederis aequās
dīcāmus lēgēs sociōsque in regna vocēmus.Let all this region and the pine-clad tract of high mountain be ceded for the friendship of the Teucrians; let us lay down fair terms of treaty and invite them as partners in the kingdom.
Aen. 11.323Cōnsīdant, sī tantus amor, et moenia condant.Let them settle, if their desire is so great, and found their walls. Aen. 11.324Sīn aliōs fīnīs aliamque capessere gentem
325est animus possuntque solō dēcēdere nostrō:
bis dēnās Ītalō texāmus rōbore nāvīs
seu plūrīs complēre valent, iacet omnis ad undam
māteriēs, ipsī numerumque modumque carīnīs
praecipiant, nōs aera manūs nāvālia dēmus.But if they have a mind to take other lands and another nation, and are able to leave our soil, let us build twice ten ships of Italian oak, or if they can man more, all the timber lies by the water; let them themselves prescribe the number and design of the hulls, and let us give bronze, hands, dockyards. Aen. 11.330Praetereā quī dicta ferant et foedera firment
centum ōrātōrēs prīmā dē gente Latīnōs
īre placet pācisque manū praetendere rāmōs,
mūnera portantīs aurīque eborisque talenta
et sellam regnī trabeamque īnsignia nostrī.Besides, it is my wish that a hundred envoys, Latins of the first rank, go to carry our words and confirm the treaty, and hold out the branches of peace in their hands, bearing gifts, talents of gold and ivory, and the chair and robe, the insignia of our kingship.
Aen. 11.335Cōnsulite in medium et rēbus succurrite fessīs.Take counsel together and help our weary state.'