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Descending on his poll, crush'd it; the brain
Ooz'd through this nostrils drop by drop, and all
The bank around was spatter'd with his blood.
Lichopinax with his long spear transpierced
^[1]Borborocoites; darkness veil'd his eyes. 290
^[2]Prassophagus with vengeful notice mark'd
^[3]Cnissodioctes; seizing with one hand
His foot, and with the other hand his neck,
He plunged, and held him plunged, 'till, drown'd, he died.
Psycharpax standing boldly in defence 295
Of his slain fellow-warriors, urged his spear
Right through ^[4]Pelusius; at his feet he fell,
And, dying, mingled with the Frogs below.
Resentful of his death, the mighty Frog
^[5]Pelobates an handful cast of mud 300
Full at Psycharpax; all his ample front
He smear'd, and left him scarce a glimpse of day.
Psycharpax, at the foul dishonour, still
Exasp'rate more, upheaving from the ground
A rock that had incumber'd long the bank, 305
Hurl'd it against Pelobates; below
The knees he smote him, shiver'd his right leg
In pieces, and outstretch'd him in the dust.
But him ^[6]Craugasides, who stood to guard
The fallen Chief, assail'd; with his long lance 310

1. The sleeper in the mud.
2. The garlic-eater.
3. The sav'ry-steam-hunter.
4. The muddy.
5. The mud-walker.
6. The hoarse-croaker.