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.
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.