dixerat haec, necdum finem convicia norant: illatus velut armentis super ardua colla cum sese imposuit victorque immane sub ira infremuit leo et immersis gravis unguibus haesit, mandit anhelantem pendens cervice iuvencum.
Thus he spoke, and the flow of his abuse was still unchecked. So, when a lion springs upon the herd and settles aloft upon their necks, he roars terribly in his victorious rage; then he drives in his claws to keep his great weight steady, and devours the panting steer, perched high upon its neck.
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