The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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... head as high among all other cities as cypresses do among your bending hedgerow trees . M. And what was the mighty reason of your visiting Rome ? T. Freedom , which cast an eye on me in my laziness , late as it was , after my beard was ...
... head as high among all other cities as cypresses do among your bending hedgerow trees . M. And what was the mighty reason of your visiting Rome ? T. Freedom , which cast an eye on me in my laziness , late as it was , after my beard was ...
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... heads , and puts them with the narcissus and the fragrant fennel flower , twines them with casia and other pleasant plants , and picks out the delicate hyacinth with the yellow marigold ! I will gather you myself quinces with their soft ...
... heads , and puts them with the narcissus and the fragrant fennel flower , twines them with casia and other pleasant plants , and picks out the delicate hyacinth with the yellow marigold ! I will gather you myself quinces with their soft ...
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... head , and his heavy jug was hanging by its battered handle . They commence the attack . ( for the old god had often balked both of a promised song ) , and put him in fetters made out of his own garlands . A companion comes up B to ...
... head , and his heavy jug was hanging by its battered handle . They commence the attack . ( for the old god had often balked both of a promised song ) , and put him in fetters made out of his own garlands . A companion comes up B to ...
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... head of a bristly boar , from young Micon , and the branchy horns of a long - lived stag . Should such luck be secured to him by right , thou shalt be set up full length in polished marble , with purple buskins tied round thy legs . T ...
... head of a bristly boar , from young Micon , and the branchy horns of a long - lived stag . Should such luck be secured to him by right , thou shalt be set up full length in polished marble , with purple buskins tied round thy legs . T ...
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... head ; and do not look behind you . This shall be my device against Daphnis . As for gods or charms , he cares for none of them . Bring me home from the town , my charms , bring me my Daphnis . Look , look ! the flickering flame has ...
... head ; and do not look behind you . This shall be my device against Daphnis . As for gods or charms , he cares for none of them . Bring me home from the town , my charms , bring me my Daphnis . Look , look ! the flickering flame has ...
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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