[771] It matters little whether a note of exclamation be put after ‘iuvenes’ or not, as long as it is understood that ‘qui’ is not a relative but an exclamatory interrogative. ‘Ostentant viris’ seems merely to refer to the martial bearing of the young heroes, not, as might be supposed from the next line, to any marks of distinction in war which they wear.
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