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A Portuguese fleet becomes the object of conflict between Roman gods.

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They come costumèd all in cotton gear, of hues contrasting, stripèd, chequed, and white; one zone-girt cloth around the waist they wear, other they throw on back in airy plight: Above the waist-band each brown form is bare; dag-targe and matchet are their arms of fight: Scull-cap on head; and, as they wend their way, shriek shrilly shawms, and harsh-voiced trumpets bray.

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