fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ðɪ ˌɪŋkɐntˈeɪʃən ʌvðə lˈʌvɚɹ ɪn vˈɜːdʒɪlz ˈeɪtθ ɪklˈɑːɡ, ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɹᵻfˈɜːd tuː, wʌz ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd nˈaɪn tˈaɪmz; ðɪ ˌɪŋkɐntˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɪtʃ fˈɔːɹmjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ tˈɪbʊləs hædtə biː ˈʌɾɚd θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz.
For instance, the incantation of the lover in Virgil's eighth Eclogue, already referred to, was repeated nine times; the incantation which the witch formulated for Tibullus had to be uttered three times.