The death of Latino and his five sons is both touching in itself, and a good example of this Virgilian mannerism (ix.

35).

The death of Dudone is justly celebrated as a sample of successful imitation (iii.

45): Cade; e gli occhi, ch'appena aprir si ponno, Dura quiete preme e ferreo sonno.
The wound of Gerniero, on the contrary, illustrates the peril of seeking after conceits in the inferior manner of the master (ix.

69): La destra di Gerniero, onde ferita Ella fu pria, manda recisa al piano; Tratto anco il ferro, e con tremanti dita Semiviva nel suol guizza la mano.
The same may be said about the wound of Algazel (ix.