And they, the while, were fleeing straight for the city and the high wall, parched with thirst, and begrimed with dust from the plain,
οἳ δ' ἰθὺς πόλιος καὶ τείχεος ὑψηλοῖο δίψῃ καρχαλέοι κεκονιμένοι ἐκ πεδίοιο φεῦγον ·
ὁ δέ ἰθύς πόλις καί τεῖχος ὑψηλός δίψα καρχαλέος κονίω ἐκ πεδίον φεύγω ·