acri nomen erat gentile viro, fusisque catervis Boiorum quondam patriis antiqua gerebat vulnera barbaricae mentis; noscensque superbi victoris vultus: tune, inquit, maximus ille Boiorum terror? libet hoc cognoscere telo, corporis an tanti manet de vulnere sanguis.
That fierce warrior bore a name familiar in his tribe, and his savage heart had long cherished resentment for the defeat suffered in time past by his countrymen, the Boii.a Recognizing the face of their proud conqueror, he cried: Art thou he whom the Boii so much dreaded? I intend this weapon to decide whether blood will flow, when such a hero is wounded.
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