The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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... my altars smoke twelve days a year . Here it was that I got from him my first gracious answer to my suit , Go on , swains , feeding your oxen as before , and breed- ing your bulls , ' 6 " " M. Happy old man ! so your land THE BUCOLICS .
... my altars smoke twelve days a year . Here it was that I got from him my first gracious answer to my suit , Go on , swains , feeding your oxen as before , and breed- ing your bulls , ' 6 " " M. Happy old man ! so your land THE BUCOLICS .
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... land , that hedge , whose willow - blossoms are browsed by Hybla's bees , shall often tempt you to sleep , as it has ever done , with its light whispering - from here , under the high rock's shelter , the dresser shall sing out into the ...
... land , that hedge , whose willow - blossoms are browsed by Hybla's bees , shall often tempt you to sleep , as it has ever done , with its light whispering - from here , under the high rock's shelter , the dresser shall sing out into the ...
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... land . Pan it was that first taught the fashion of fastening several reeds together with wax . Pan it is that cares for sheep and shepherds . Do not think you would be sorry to chafe your lip with a reed - to learn this same lesson ...
... land . Pan it was that first taught the fashion of fastening several reeds together with wax . Pan it is that cares for sheep and shepherds . Do not think you would be sorry to chafe your lip with a reed - to learn this same lesson ...
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... land from where the hills begin to draw themselves up from the plain , and then let down the ridge with a gentle slope , on to the water , and those old beeches with their battered tops , your Menalcas had succeeded in saving by his ...
... land from where the hills begin to draw themselves up from the plain , and then let down the ridge with a gentle slope , on to the water , and those old beeches with their battered tops , your Menalcas had succeeded in saving by his ...
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... land would it were not mine to believe the tale - art looking with those cruel , cruel eyes on the Alpine snows and the frost - bound Rhine , alone without me at thy side . Oh ! may the frost forbear to harm thee ! may the sharp ice be ...
... land would it were not mine to believe the tale - art looking with those cruel , cruel eyes on the Alpine snows and the frost - bound Rhine , alone without me at thy side . Oh ! may the frost forbear to harm thee ! may the sharp ice be ...
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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