Virgil. Aeneid, books v. and vi. With Engl. notes, abridged from prof. Conington's ed. by H. Nettleship |
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Page 49
... that he would see the Sibyl at Cumae , and learn his destiny from her ( 3. 441 foll . ) , but had said nothing about going down to the shades . E 735 Infernas accede domos , et Averna per alta Congressus AENEID . LIB . V. 49.
... that he would see the Sibyl at Cumae , and learn his destiny from her ( 3. 441 foll . ) , but had said nothing about going down to the shades . E 735 Infernas accede domos , et Averna per alta Congressus AENEID . LIB . V. 49.
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... Sibyl should be dismissed by the ivory gate . This last question is answered , though with some hesitation , by Gibbon and Heyne , who remark that corporeal visitants could not be dismissed by the horn gate , not being ' true shades ...
... Sibyl should be dismissed by the ivory gate . This last question is answered , though with some hesitation , by Gibbon and Heyne , who remark that corporeal visitants could not be dismissed by the horn gate , not being ' true shades ...
Page 62
... Sibyl's cave as the adytum of the temple of Apollo , in opposition to those who make the two independent and at some distance from each other . 10. ] ' Horrendae , ' in its strict sense , as the aspect of the Sibyl under the divine ...
... Sibyl's cave as the adytum of the temple of Apollo , in opposition to those who make the two independent and at some distance from each other . 10. ] ' Horrendae , ' in its strict sense , as the aspect of the Sibyl under the divine ...
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... Sibyl is Apollo's : comp . 3. 251 , Aesch . Eum . 19 , 616 foll . 13. ] They enter first the grove that surrounds or abuts the temple , then the temple itself . 14. ] For Daedalus and the stories about his taking refuge somewhere in the ...
... Sibyl is Apollo's : comp . 3. 251 , Aesch . Eum . 19 , 616 foll . 13. ] They enter first the grove that surrounds or abuts the temple , then the temple itself . 14. ] For Daedalus and the stories about his taking refuge somewhere in the ...
Page 64
... Sibyl might be ready for him on his arrival at the temple . " Praemittit Achaten " 1.644 . Iam ' probably with ' adforet ' rather than with praemissus . " • 35. ] Some have attempted a distinc- tion between the priestess and the goddess ...
... Sibyl might be ready for him on his arrival at the temple . " Praemittit Achaten " 1.644 . Iam ' probably with ' adforet ' rather than with praemissus . " • 35. ] Some have attempted a distinc- tion between the priestess and the goddess ...
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Acestes Aeneas aequora alta Anchises animi animo Apollo appears arma Ascanius atque auras auro Averni caelo caestus Charon circum Comp Cumae cursu deinde Deiphobus deum Dict doubtless Elysium epithet Ergo Eryx Eurytion expression fata ferre foll funeral genus Greek haec Haud hendiadys Homeric honorem Hunc Iamque illa ingens inperium inter ipse iter Latio Latium letum litora Livy Lucr lumina Madv magna manu Marcellus Menelaus mihi Misenus Mnestheus moenia multa namque nequiquam nomen notion nunc omnes omnia omnis Palinurus passage pater pectore perhaps probably procul quae quam Quis quod quondam reference Roman saxa seems to mean sense sese shades ship Sibyl sidera super supposed talia tantum Tartarus terga terra thing tibi tion Tisiphone Troiae Trojan ultro umbras unda urbem vestigia viam Virg Virg.'s viris virum word
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Page 82 - Tantum effata furens antro se immisit aperto: ille ducem haud timidis vadentem passibus aequat. Di, quibus imperium est animarum, umbraeque silentes, et Chaos et Phlegethon, loca nocte tacentia late, 265 sit mihi fas audita loqui, sit numine vestro pandere res alta terra et caligine mersas. Ibant obscuri sola sub nocte per umbram perque domos Ditis vacuas et inania regna: quale per incertam lunam sub luce maligna 270 est iter in silvis, ubi caelum condidit umbra luppiter et rebus nox abstulit atra...
Page 71 - Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hie labor est.
Page 97 - ... infelix Dido, verus mihi nuntius ergo venerat exstinctam ferroque extrema secutam? funeris heu tibi causa fui ? per sidera iuro, per superos et si qua fides tellure sub ima est, invitus, regina, tuo de litore cessi.
Page 126 - Excudent alii spirantia mollius aera, credo equidem, vivos ducent de marmore voltus, orabunt causas melius, caelique meatus describent radio, et surgentia sidera dicent : 850 tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento ; hae tibi erunt artes ; pacisque imponere morem, parcere subiectis, et debellare superbos.
Page 130 - Sunt geminae Somni portae ; quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, 895 sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
Page 83 - Tum consanguineus Leti Sopor, et mala mentis Gaudia, mortiferumque adverso in limine Bellum, Ferreique Eumenidum thalami, et Discordia demens, 280 Vipereum crinem vittis innexa cruentis.
Page 112 - Conspicit, ecce, alios dextra laevaque per herbam vescentis, laetumque choro paeana canentis inter odoratum lauri nemus, unde superne plurimus Eridani per silvam volvitur amnis.
Page 16 - Qualis spelunca subito commota columba, Cui domus et dulces latebroso in pumice nidi, Fertur in arva volans, plausumque exterrita pennis 215 Dat tecto ingentem, mox aere lapsa quieto Radit iter liquidum, celeres neque commovet alas : Sic Mnestheus, sic ipsa fuga secat ultima Pristis Aequora, sic illam fert impetus ipse volantem.
Page 31 - Entellus vires in ventum effudit, et ultro Ipse gravis graviterque ad terram pondere vasto Concidit: ut quondam cava concidit aut Erymantho, Aut Ida in magna, radicibus eruta pinus.
Page 85 - ... ante ora parentum : quam multa in silvis autumni frigore primo lapsa cadunt folia, aut ad terram gurgite ab alto 310 quam multae glomerantur aves, ubi frigidus annus trans pontum fugat, et terris immittit apricis.