The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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... standing all glassy in a calm . I should not fear competing with Daphnis in your judgment , if the reflection never plays false . ' O if you would but take a fancy to live with me a homely country life in a humble cottage , shooting the ...
... standing all glassy in a calm . I should not fear competing with Daphnis in your judgment , if the reflection never plays false . ' O if you would but take a fancy to live with me a homely country life in a humble cottage , shooting the ...
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... standing corn of the fruitful field , thou and thou alone art the glory of those who love thee . Since the Fates have swept her off , Pales has taken her leave of the country , aye , and Apollo his . Often now - a - days , in the very ...
... standing corn of the fruitful field , thou and thou alone art the glory of those who love thee . Since the Fates have swept her off , Pales has taken her leave of the country , aye , and Apollo his . Often now - a - days , in the very ...
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... stand junipers and prickly chestnuts - there lie the fruits of summer scattered each under its parent tree- just now all nature is smiling ; but if our lovely Alexis were to go away from these hills of ours , you would see even the ...
... stand junipers and prickly chestnuts - there lie the fruits of summer scattered each under its parent tree- just now all nature is smiling ; but if our lovely Alexis were to go away from these hills of ours , you would see even the ...
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... standing crops from one field to another . Bring me home from the town , my charms , bring me my Daphnis . Carry the embers out of doors , Amaryllis , and fling them into the running stream over your head ; and do not look behind you ...
... standing crops from one field to another . Bring me home from the town , my charms , bring me my Daphnis . Carry the embers out of doors , Amaryllis , and fling them into the running stream over your head ; and do not look behind you ...
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... standing about him are his sheep ; they are not ashamed of humanity , nor do thou be ashamed of thy flock , heavenly poet as thou art ; even Adonis in his beauty once fed sheep by the water . Up came the shepherd too : slowly up came ...
... standing about him are his sheep ; they are not ashamed of humanity , nor do thou be ashamed of thy flock , heavenly poet as thou art ; even Adonis in his beauty once fed sheep by the water . Up came the shepherd too : slowly up came ...
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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