A Modern Virgilian: A Memorial Lecture to Monsignor Ronald Knox Delivered to the Virgil SocietyVirgil Society, 1959 - 16 pages |
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... . And this brought him , as we are all brought before long , to the hoary old problem of pietas . He had no difficulty in proving that it did not mean ' affectionate ' , which was what they had told him it meant at his private 7.
... . And this brought him , as we are all brought before long , to the hoary old problem of pietas . He had no difficulty in proving that it did not mean ' affectionate ' , which was what they had told him it meant at his private 7.
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... pietas was the virtue and the knowledge that enabled a man to pick his way through this labyrinth of white magic , to give honour where honour was due , and to be afraid when it was right to be afraid . The last question that Aeneas ...
... pietas was the virtue and the knowledge that enabled a man to pick his way through this labyrinth of white magic , to give honour where honour was due , and to be afraid when it was right to be afraid . The last question that Aeneas ...
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... pietas was profoundly shocked by the idea of struggling against Fate . Desine fata deum flecti sperare precando was quite sufficient answer to Palinurus when he hoped to get ferried across the Styx as a member of Aeneas ' suite ...
... pietas was profoundly shocked by the idea of struggling against Fate . Desine fata deum flecti sperare precando was quite sufficient answer to Palinurus when he hoped to get ferried across the Styx as a member of Aeneas ' suite ...
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