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... father had a small estate . He was not Roman born , but when he was twenty - one years old , the rights of citizenship were ex- tended to men of the region that included Mantua . His full name was Publius Vergilius Maro . Vergilius is ...
... father had a small estate . He was not Roman born , but when he was twenty - one years old , the rights of citizenship were ex- tended to men of the region that included Mantua . His full name was Publius Vergilius Maro . Vergilius is ...
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... fathers come And the long glories of majestic Rome . O Muse , the causes and the crimes relate , What goddess was provoked , and whence her hate ; For what offence the Queen of Heaven began To persecute so brave , so just man , Involved ...
... fathers come And the long glories of majestic Rome . O Muse , the causes and the crimes relate , What goddess was provoked , and whence her hate ; For what offence the Queen of Heaven began To persecute so brave , so just man , Involved ...
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... father's flame She strongly seized , and with a burning wound , Transfixed and naked , on a rock she bound . But I , who walk in awful state above , The majesty of Heaven , the sister - wife of Jove , For length of years my fruitless ...
... father's flame She strongly seized , and with a burning wound , Transfixed and naked , on a rock she bound . But I , who walk in awful state above , The majesty of Heaven , the sister - wife of Jove , For length of years my fruitless ...
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Virgil. The fairest , Deiopeia , shall be thine , And make thee father of a happy line . " To this the god : - " ' Tis yours , O Queen ! to will The work which duty binds me to fulfil . These airy kingdoms and this wide command Are all ...
Virgil. The fairest , Deiopeia , shall be thine , And make thee father of a happy line . " To this the god : - " ' Tis yours , O Queen ! to will The work which duty binds me to fulfil . These airy kingdoms and this wide command Are all ...
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... father of the flood appears , And o'er the seas his sovereign trident rears , Their fury falls . He skims the liquid plains High on his chariot , and with loosened reins Majestic moves along , and awful peace maintains . The weary ...
... father of the flood appears , And o'er the seas his sovereign trident rears , Their fury falls . He skims the liquid plains High on his chariot , and with loosened reins Majestic moves along , and awful peace maintains . The weary ...
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Æneas aloft altars Anchises arms Ascanius Ausonian bear behold blood bore breast Carthage chief clouds coast command coursers Creusa cries crowned dare dart death descends Dido dire divine Euryalus eyes falchion fame fatal fate father Faunus fear field fierce fight fire flames flies flood foes force fortune friends fury ghost goddess gods grace Grecian ground hand haste head heaven hero holy honour Jove Juno Juturna king labour lance land Latian Latium Lausus limbs Messapus Mezentius mighty mind Mnestheus mortal night o'er oars Pallas peace Phrygian pious plain Priam prince purple pursue Queen race rage rest rising rites rolling Rutulians sacred shades shield shining shore shun side sight sire skies slain soul sound spear stand steeds stood sword Tarchon temples thee thou Thracian thrice throne thunder towers town train trembling Trojan troops Troy Turnus Tuscan Tyrian unhappy Virgil vows walls winds wood wound youth