Meanwhile to Juno Jupiter set forth the speech and said: "O thou who art my sister dear and sweetest wife in one, 'Tis Venus as thou deemedst, (nought thy counsel is undone), Who upholds Trojan might forsooth: they lack fight-eager hand, They lack fierce heart and steady soul the peril to withstand!" 610 To whom spake Juno, meek of mood: "And why, O fairest lord, Dost thou so vex me sad at heart, fearing thy heavy word? But in my soul were love as strong as once it used to be, And should be, thou though all of might wouldst ne'er deny it me, That Turnus I should draw away from out the midst of fight, That I might keep him safe to bless his father Daunus' sight. Now let him die, let hallowed blood the Teucrian hate atone: And yet indeed his name and race from blood of ours hath grown; He from Pilumnus is put forth: yea, good gifts furthermore His open hand full oft hath piled within thine holy door." 620 To whom air-high Olympus' king short-worded answer made: "If for the youth who soon must fall respite of death is prayed, And tarrying-time, nor aught thou deem'st but that my doom must stand, Then carry Turnus off by flight, snatch him from fate at hand. So far thy longing may I please: but if a greater grace Lurk 'neath thy prayers, and thou hast hope to change the battle's face, And turmoil everything once more, thou feedest hope in vain." Then Juno weeping: "Ah, but if thy heart should give the gain Thy voice begrudgeth! if 'twere doomed that he in life abide-- But ill-end dogs the sackless man, unless I wander wide 630 Away from sooth--Ah, yet may I be mocked of fear-wrought lies, And may thy rede as thou hast might be turned to better wise."