A Modern Virgilian: A Memorial Lecture to Monsignor Ronald Knox Delivered to the Virgil SocietyVirgil Society, 1959 - 16 pages |
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... sense that we always thought that Bombardier Wells war better than the man who knocked him out . But it wasn't going to alter the course of civilisation whether Troy was burnt or remained standing . " The moral of the Iliad ' , said ...
... sense that we always thought that Bombardier Wells war better than the man who knocked him out . But it wasn't going to alter the course of civilisation whether Troy was burnt or remained standing . " The moral of the Iliad ' , said ...
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... sense and classical precedent that the soul's purification must be completed before it comes to Elysium . ' You can wipe off your temporal debt ' , he said , ' either on earth or in Purgatory , but surely you cannot be expected to be ...
... sense and classical precedent that the soul's purification must be completed before it comes to Elysium . ' You can wipe off your temporal debt ' , he said , ' either on earth or in Purgatory , but surely you cannot be expected to be ...
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... sense of the passage would then run as follows : ' So they are all punished for their old misdeeds , some by wind , some by fire , some by water ( you see , each of us has to bear his own allotted burden , and not till we have borne it ...
... sense of the passage would then run as follows : ' So they are all punished for their old misdeeds , some by wind , some by fire , some by water ( you see , each of us has to bear his own allotted burden , and not till we have borne it ...
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Aeneas goes Aeneid amplum mittimur Elysium Anchises Ascanius Augustan peace Augustus Bede bello clari Book Caesar Christian humanist civilisation Cleopatra community of contemplative Conington Deiphobus delivered by Ronald desert Dido simply divine doctrine of Purgatory Elysium et pauci Euryalus exinde per amplum fata Fate founded his line fuge fuit hae sine sorte Heaven Hegel Hell Homer Iliad Iulus Juppiter knew Knox replied laeta arva tenemus Lausus LECTURE to Monsignor lectures on Virgil Libyae Limbo Marcellus meaning of pietas Memorial Lecture Mezentius Minos MODERN VIRGILIAN mortal mortal sin Nec vero hae Newman Nisus optimistic poem Palinurus patriam pauci laeta arva peaceful epic Penates pius Plato poet Priam Purgatory quid re-incarnation reached Elysium reminded ROBERT SPEAIGHT Rome Ronald Knox delivered Rutilians says Knox sine sorte datae souls spes surgentis Iuli surely sympathy Tartarus tell things Troy Turnus understand Virgil vero hae sine Virgil delivered Virgil Society Virgil's eschatology