The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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Page 18
... fire all at once ; how from them as their origin all things had a beginning , and the new - born orb of the universe grew into shape . Next , the soil began to harden , and leave Nereus to be shut up in the sea , and by degrees to ...
... fire all at once ; how from them as their origin all things had a beginning , and the new - born orb of the universe grew into shape . Next , the soil began to harden , and leave Nereus to be shut up in the sea , and by degrees to ...
Page 22
... fire always blazing , and the posts of our door black with continual soot ; here as we sit we care for north winds and cold weather about as much as the wolf for the size of the flock , or torrents for their banks . C. Here stand ...
... fire always blazing , and the posts of our door black with continual soot ; here as we sit we care for north winds and cold weather about as much as the wolf for the size of the flock , or torrents for their banks . C. Here stand ...
Page 25
... fire , so may my love act doubly on Daphnis . Crumble the salt cake , and kindle the crackling bay leaves with bitumen . Daphnis , the wretch , is setting me on fire ; I am setting this bay on fire about Daphnis . Bring me home from the ...
... fire , so may my love act doubly on Daphnis . Crumble the salt cake , and kindle the crackling bay leaves with bitumen . Daphnis , the wretch , is setting me on fire ; I am setting this bay on fire about Daphnis . Bring me home from the ...
Page 36
... fire , and let the crackling flames burn up the light stubble : whether it be that the land derives hidden strength and fattening nourishment from the process , or that the fire bakes out any distemper it may have , and sweats out its ...
... fire , and let the crackling flames burn up the light stubble : whether it be that the land derives hidden strength and fattening nourishment from the process , or that the fire bakes out any distemper it may have , and sweats out its ...
Page 37
... fire away , and stopped the wine that used to flow in common river - beds - that experience , through patient thought , might hammer out divers arts by slow degrees- might get at the corn blade by delving the furrow , and smite out from ...
... fire away , and stopped the wine that used to flow in common river - beds - that experience , through patient thought , might hammer out divers arts by slow degrees- might get at the corn blade by delving the furrow , and smite out from ...
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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