She shares their Labours, or by Lots she draws;
And to the Crowd administers the Laws.
When lo! Æneas as brave Cloanthus spies,685
Antheus, and great Sergestus, with surprize,
Approach the Throne, attended by a Throng
Of Trojan Friends, that pour’d in Tides along;
Whom the wild whistling Winds and Tempests bore,
And widely scatter’d on another Shore.690
Lost in his Hopes and Fears, amaz’d he stands,
And with Achates longs to joyn their Hands:
But doubtful of th’ Event, he first attends,
Wrapt in the Cloud, the Fortune of his Friends;
Anxious, and eager ’till he knew their State,695
And where their Vessels lay, and what their Fate.
With Cries, the royal Favour to implore,
They came, a Train selected, from the Shore:
Then, Leave obtain’d, Ilioneus begun,
And, with their common Suit, addrest the Throne.700
Oh!
