The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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Page 19
... Close , ye nymphs , ye nymphs of Dicte , haste and close the glades of the forest , if by any chance my eyes may fall on the bull's truant footsteps ; perhaps he may have been attracted by a patch of green herbage , or may have gone ...
... Close , ye nymphs , ye nymphs of Dicte , haste and close the glades of the forest , if by any chance my eyes may fall on the bull's truant footsteps ; perhaps he may have been attracted by a patch of green herbage , or may have gone ...
Page 50
... close - neighbouring cities break their mutual league and draw the sword and the war - god's unhallowed fury rages the whole earth through ; even as when in the Circus the chariots burst from their floodgates , they dash into the course ...
... close - neighbouring cities break their mutual league and draw the sword and the war - god's unhallowed fury rages the whole earth through ; even as when in the Circus the chariots burst from their floodgates , they dash into the course ...
Page 52
... close at hand . I will not detain thee here with mythic strains , or circuitous detail , or lengthy preambles . The trees which of their own accord rear themselves up into the realms of light grow up unfruitful , but luxuriant and vigor ...
... close at hand . I will not detain thee here with mythic strains , or circuitous detail , or lengthy preambles . The trees which of their own accord rear themselves up into the realms of light grow up unfruitful , but luxuriant and vigor ...
Page 63
... close hedges too and keep out cattle of every sort , especially while the branches are young and un- accustomed to rough living . Besides the danger from cruel winters and oppressive suns , wild buffaloes and restless goats are ...
... close hedges too and keep out cattle of every sort , especially while the branches are young and un- accustomed to rough living . Besides the danger from cruel winters and oppressive suns , wild buffaloes and restless goats are ...
Page 77
... close confinement in his well - stored crib . For the female keeps insensibly preying on his strength , and con- suming it by the very sight of her , and leaves him no thought for forest shelter or grassy food . Nay , those endearing ...
... close confinement in his well - stored crib . For the female keeps insensibly preying on his strength , and con- suming it by the very sight of her , and leaves him no thought for forest shelter or grassy food . Nay , those endearing ...
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