The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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Page 142
... darts away from the altar , dashing off from his neck the ill - aimed axe . But the two serpents escape glidingly to the temple top , making for the height where ruthless Tritonia is enthroned , and there shelter them- selves under the ...
... darts away from the altar , dashing off from his neck the ill - aimed axe . But the two serpents escape glidingly to the temple top , making for the height where ruthless Tritonia is enthroned , and there shelter them- selves under the ...
Page 148
... darts , and a most piteous carnage ensues , all along of the appearance of our arms and our mistaken Grecian crests . Then the Danaans , groaning and enraged at the rescue of the maiden , rally from all sides , and fall on us . Ajax ...
... darts , and a most piteous carnage ensues , all along of the appearance of our arms and our mistaken Grecian crests . Then the Danaans , groaning and enraged at the rescue of the maiden , rally from all sides , and fall on us . Ajax ...
Page 149
... dart , no hand - to - hand encounter ; nay , that had my fate been to fall , my hand had earned it well . We are parted ... darts , while with their right they are clasp- ing the battlements . The Dardans , on their part , are tearing up ...
... dart , no hand - to - hand encounter ; nay , that had my fate been to fall , my hand had earned it well . We are parted ... darts , while with their right they are clasp- ing the battlements . The Dardans , on their part , are tearing up ...
Page 150
... darts without avail . There was a tower standing precipitous , its roof reared high to the stars , whence could be seen all Troy , and the Danaan fleet , and the Achæan camp ; to this we applied our weapons , just where the lofty ...
... darts without avail . There was a tower standing precipitous , its roof reared high to the stars , whence could be seen all Troy , and the Danaan fleet , and the Achæan camp ; to this we applied our weapons , just where the lofty ...
Page 152
... darts and masses of foemen , flying down the long corridors and traversing the empty courts , sore and wounded , while Pyrrhus , all on fire , is pursuing him with a deadly stroke , his hand all but grasping him , his spear close upon ...
... darts and masses of foemen , flying down the long corridors and traversing the empty courts , sore and wounded , while Pyrrhus , all on fire , is pursuing him with a deadly stroke , his hand all but grasping him , his spear close upon ...
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Acestes Æneas altar Anchises armour arms Ascanius Assaracus Ausonian battle bids blazing blood breast breath clouds comrades cries cruel Danaans Daphnis Dardan darts death deep destiny Dido earth Euryalus eyes fate father Faunus fire flame fleet flies fling flying fury gates give glory goddess gods gold groan hand heart heaven horse hurls Ilion Iulus javelins Jove Juno Juturna king land Latian Latinus Latium leaves light lofty look maiden Messapus Mezentius mighty Mnestheus mother Mycenae night nymphs once Pallas Pergamus Phoebus Phrygian plain prayer Priam queen quivering race rising river rock round Rutulians sail Sergestus shade shield ships shore shout side sire song soul spear stand stars steeds steel stream sword Tarchon tears tell temple terror Teucrians thee thou Tiber tree Trojan Troy turn Turnus walls warrior waves weapons whole wind wings woods words wound youth