The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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Page 12
... thee , sweet boy , the earth of her own unforced will shall pour forth a child's first presents - gadding ivy and fox- glove everywhere , and Egyptian bean blending with the bright smiling acanthus . Of themselves , the goats shall ...
... thee , sweet boy , the earth of her own unforced will shall pour forth a child's first presents - gadding ivy and fox- glove everywhere , and Egyptian bean blending with the bright smiling acanthus . Of themselves , the goats shall ...
Page 15
... 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 furrows to whose care we give our largest barley grains , we see growing ungenerous darnel ...
... 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 furrows to whose care we give our largest barley grains , we see growing ungenerous darnel ...
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... thee , Daphnis ; two of a larger build for Phoebus ; two cups , with new milk , foaming over the brim each year , and two bowls will I set up for thee of rich olive oil ; and , above all , cheering the feast with abundance of the wine ...
... thee , Daphnis ; two of a larger build for Phoebus ; two cups , with new milk , foaming over the brim each year , and two bowls will I set up for thee of rich olive oil ; and , above all , cheering the feast with abundance of the wine ...
Page 19
... thee , here they are . The same which they gave the old bard of Ascra before thee . The same with which he , as he sang to them , used to bring stately un- bending ashes down from the mountain - side . With these do thou tell the story ...
... thee , here they are . The same which they gave the old bard of Ascra before thee . The same with which he , as he sang to them , used to bring stately un- bending ashes down from the mountain - side . With these do thou tell the story ...
Page 21
... thee to look for year by year ; the orchard thou guardest is but a poor one , so we have had to make thee marble with our present means ; but if this year's births fill up our herds , then be of gold . C. Galatea , child of Nereus ...
... thee to look for year by year ; the orchard thou guardest is but a poor one , so we have had to make thee marble with our present means ; but if this year's births fill up our herds , then be of gold . C. Galatea , child of Nereus ...
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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