Virgil's Aeneid, Book 12 |
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... head they drew , Their growth and future fortune to foreshow . This fated sign their foundress Juno gave Of a soil fruitful and a people brave . Sidonian Dido here with solemn state Did Juno's temple build and consecrate , Enriched with ...
... head they drew , Their growth and future fortune to foreshow . This fated sign their foundress Juno gave Of a soil fruitful and a people brave . Sidonian Dido here with solemn state Did Juno's temple build and consecrate , Enriched with ...
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... head , And softly lays him on a flowery bed . Cupid meantime assumed his form and face , Following Achates with a shorter pace ; And brought the gifts . The Queen , already sate Amidst the Trojan lords , in shining state , High on a ...
... head , And softly lays him on a flowery bed . Cupid meantime assumed his form and face , Following Achates with a shorter pace ; And brought the gifts . The Queen , already sate Amidst the Trojan lords , in shining state , High on a ...
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... head ; New crimes invented , left unturned no stone , To make my guilt appear , and hide his own : Till Calchas was by force and threatening wrought . But why - why dwell I on that anxious thought ? If on my nation just revenge you seek ...
... head ; New crimes invented , left unturned no stone , To make my guilt appear , and hide his own : Till Calchas was by force and threatening wrought . But why - why dwell I on that anxious thought ? If on my nation just revenge you seek ...
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... head ; Ye sacred altars , from whose flames I fled- Be all of you abjured ; and grant I may , Without a crime , the ungrateful Greeks betray ; Reveal the secrets of the guilty state , And justly punish whom I justly hate . But you , O ...
... head ; Ye sacred altars , from whose flames I fled- Be all of you abjured ; and grant I may , Without a crime , the ungrateful Greeks betray ; Reveal the secrets of the guilty state , And justly punish whom I justly hate . But you , O ...
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... head , in triumph ride . With both his hands he labours at the knots , His holy fillets the blue venom blots ; His roaring fills the flitting air around . Thus , when an ox receives a glancing wound , He breaks his bands , the fatal ...
... head , in triumph ride . With both his hands he labours at the knots , His holy fillets the blue venom blots ; His roaring fills the flitting air around . Thus , when an ox receives a glancing wound , He breaks his bands , the fatal ...
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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