His massy javelin quivering in his hand,
He stood the bulwark of the Grecian band;
Through every Argive heart new transport ran,
All Troy stood trembling at the mighty man:
E'en Hector paused, and with new doubt oppress'd,
Felt his great heart suspended in his breast;
'Twas vain to seek retreat, and vain to fear,
Himself had challenged, and the foe drew near.

But Melmoth (Note on the Familiar Letters of Cicero, book ii. Let.
23) rightly accuses Cicero of having misunderstood Homer, who "by no
means represents Hector as being thus totally dismayed at the
approach of his adversary; and indeed it would have been
inconsistent with the general character of that hero to have
described him under such circumstances of terror."

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