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... common opinion among the ancients , that doing good elevated men to divinity . Tityrus , therefore , having re- ceived so great a benefit from Augustus , declares that he shall always esteem him as a god . If divine honours had then ...
... common opinion among the ancients , that doing good elevated men to divinity . Tityrus , therefore , having re- ceived so great a benefit from Augustus , declares that he shall always esteem him as a god . If divine honours had then ...
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... common in the mouths of his enemies . Bis senos cui nostra dies altaria fumant . ] These twelve days are with good reason supposed by the commentators to be one day in every month . Servius says they were either the kalends or ides ...
... common in the mouths of his enemies . Bis senos cui nostra dies altaria fumant . ] These twelve days are with good reason supposed by the commentators to be one day in every month . Servius says they were either the kalends or ides ...
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... common answer to this , that Tityrus speaks with a pastoral simplicity ; and that it is not necessary to represent a shep- herd as an exact geographer . Others say , that Virgil loves to add the greater dignity to his verse , by ...
... common answer to this , that Tityrus speaks with a pastoral simplicity ; and that it is not necessary to represent a shep- herd as an exact geographer . Others say , that Virgil loves to add the greater dignity to his verse , by ...
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... common in Italy , and is said to be found also in Ireland . It is larger than our common eft or swift . • Thestylis . ] Servius tells us , that Thestylis was a country who died the very day that Vir- gil put on c 2 BUCOLIC . ECL . II . 15.
... common in Italy , and is said to be found also in Ireland . It is larger than our common eft or swift . • Thestylis . ] Servius tells us , that Thestylis was a country who died the very day that Vir- gil put on c 2 BUCOLIC . ECL . II . 15.
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... common violets under the general name of viola . It is pro- bable also , that when they in- tended to express any one par- ticular sort , they added some epithet to distinguish it . Thus but we are much at a loss to know what 20 BUCOLIC ...
... common violets under the general name of viola . It is pro- bable also , that when they in- tended to express any one par- ticular sort , they added some epithet to distinguish it . Thus but we are much at a loss to know what 20 BUCOLIC ...
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adeo Æneid alta amor Amyntas ancients apibus Apollo atque Augustus Bacchus beautiful bees cæli cælo called canibus carmina Catrou cattle Cerda Ceres circum colour Columella corn Corydon cura Damotas Daphnis deities Ducite eclogue epithet erit etiam express famous flowers flumina fourth Georgick fruit Galatea Gallus hæc herbas Hesiod Hinc illis illum inter ipsa ipse Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter Lycidas Mantua Menalcas mentioned mihi Mopsus mountain namque neque Nunc nymphs observed olive omnes Omnia passage pastoral pecori pingues plant Pliny plough poet poet means poetry Pollio primum quæ quam Quid quis quoque rastris river Romans Rome Ruæus sæpe says seems segetes semper Servius sheep shepherds shews signifies sort speaks Strabo tamen tantum tells terra terræ Theocritus Thessaly Thrace tibi tion Tityrus trees ulmos umbra venit verses vines Virgil vomere whence word
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Page 90 - Audieras, et fama fuit ; sed carmina tantum nostra valent, Lycida, tela inter Martia, quantum Chaonias dicunt aquila veniente columbas.
Page 35 - Teque adeo decus hoc aevi, te consule, inibit, Pollio, et incipient magni procedere menses, te duce, si qua manent sceleris vestigia nostri, irrita perpetua solvent formidine terras, ille deum vitam accipiet, divisque videbit 15 permixtos heroas, et ipse videbitur illis, pacatumque reget patriis virtutibus orbem.
Page 257 - Illa quidem, dum te fugeret per flumina praeceps, ' Immanem ante pedes hydrum moritura puella ' Servantem ripas alta non vidit in herba.
Page 48 - Apollo. 35 grandia saepe quibus mandavimus hordea sulcis, infelix lolium et steriles nascuntur avenae; pro molli viola, pro purpureo narcisso carduus et spinis surgit paliurus acutis. spargite humum foliis, inducite fontibus umbras, 40 pastores; mandat fieri sibi talia Daphnis; et tumulum facite, et tumulo superaddite carmen: 'Daphnis ego in silvis, hinc usque ad sidera notus, formosi pecoris custos, formosior ipse.
Page 206 - Optima torvae forma bovis, cui turpe caput, cui plurima cervix, et crurum tenus a mento palearia pendent; tum longo nullus lateri modus; omnia magna, pes etiam; et camuris hirtae sub cornibus aures. 55 Nec mihi displiceat maculis insignis et albo, aut iuga detractans interdumque aspera cornu et faciem tauro propior, quaeque ardua tota et gradiens ima verrit vestigia cauda.
Page 192 - Assyrio fucatur lana veneno, nec casia liquidi corrumpitur usus olivi ; at secura quies et nescia fallere vita, dives opum variarum, at latis otia fundis, speluncae, vivique lacus...
Page 42 - Linus ; huic mater quamvis atque huic pater adsit, Orphei Calliopea, Lino formosus Apollo. Pan etiam Arcadia mecum si judice certet, Pan etiam Arcadia dicat se judice victum. Incipe, parve puer, risu cognoscere matrem ; Matri longa decem tulerunt fastidia menses. Incipe, parve puer ; cui non risere parentes, Nec deus hunc mensa, dea nec dignata cubili est.
Page 202 - Aonio rediens deducam vertice Musas; primus Idumaeas referam tibi, Mantua, palmas, et viridi in campo templum de marmore ponam propter aquam, tardis ingens ubi flexibus errat Mincius et tenera praetexit harundine ripas.
Page 8 - Fortunate senex ergo tua rura manebunt. et tibi magna satis quamvis lapis omnia nudus limosoque palus obducat pascua iunco.
Page 91 - Tityre, dum redeo — brevis est via — pasce capellas, „et potum pastas age, Tityre, et inter agendum „occursare capro — cornu ferit ille — caveto.