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Page xi
... confuses a shuttle and a spindle . In their selection I have been most liberally helped by Prof. A. B. Cook . In the unsettled passages of the text I have generally preferred an uncertain conjecture to a certain corruption ,
... confuses a shuttle and a spindle . In their selection I have been most liberally helped by Prof. A. B. Cook . In the unsettled passages of the text I have generally preferred an uncertain conjecture to a certain corruption ,
Page xxiii
... passage of some considerable length . But even if we had what has been lost , the book would contain considerably less than Book I. ( over 800 lines ) . We may add that a fragment which cannot now be found in his works is attributed to ...
... passage of some considerable length . But even if we had what has been lost , the book would contain considerably less than Book I. ( over 800 lines ) . We may add that a fragment which cannot now be found in his works is attributed to ...
Page xxiv
... ( 11 ) . For a con- trast see a passage like Propertius 3. 4. 10 ' ite et Romanae consulite historiae ' or 2. 18. 26 turpis Romano Belgicus ore color . ' correct statement of the facts . Characteristics of his Poetry xxiv INTRODUCTION.
... ( 11 ) . For a con- trast see a passage like Propertius 3. 4. 10 ' ite et Romanae consulite historiae ' or 2. 18. 26 turpis Romano Belgicus ore color . ' correct statement of the facts . Characteristics of his Poetry xxiv INTRODUCTION.
Page xxvii
... passage which should be read . Unfortunately , for all his literary skill , Mr. Pater has failed to render the naturalness of the presentations of Tibullus . The light comes as through glass , and the figures appear to be posing . due ...
... passage which should be read . Unfortunately , for all his literary skill , Mr. Pater has failed to render the naturalness of the presentations of Tibullus . The light comes as through glass , and the figures appear to be posing . due ...
Page xxviii
... where a word is repeated for effect . The peculiarity we may add is not confined to words . See below . ? On this passage see however the Critical Appendix ad loc . else ; rumpere - rupta II . iii . 20 xxviii INTRODUCTION.
... where a word is repeated for effect . The peculiarity we may add is not confined to words . See below . ? On this passage see however the Critical Appendix ad loc . else ; rumpere - rupta II . iii . 20 xxviii INTRODUCTION.
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Aeneas Albius allusion Amor Apollo Aquitania arua atque Baehrens birthday caelo capillos caput Carm Catullus Cerinthus comas Compare conjectured connexion couplet Crit cura dedit Delia deus dominae elegy epithet expression goddess Greek haec haruspex Hence Horace hunc illa ille Introd ipse iugera Iuppiter iuueni Lares Latin leuis licet lines Livy longa Lygdamus magna manu means Messalla mihi modo Neaera Nemesis nomen nunc Osiris Ovid parua pater pede Phaeacia Phoebus poem poets precor primum Prop Propertius puella quae quam quid quod quoque quoted refers Roman Rome sacra says Seneca sense Sibyl Sibylline Sibylline books siue Statius Sulpicia sunt tamen terra tibi Tibullus Tibur Trist turba uenit uerba uias uicta uiro uitae Varro Venus verb verse Virg Virgil word writers
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Page 35 - ... magnae iam locus urbis erit. Roma, tuum nomen terris fatale regendis, qua sua de caelo prospicit arva Ceres, quaque patent ortus et qua fluitantibus undis Solis anhelantes abluit amnis equos. 60 Troia quidem tunc se mirabitur et sibi dicet vos bene tam longa consuluisse via. vera cano: sic usque sacras innoxia laurus vescar, et aeternum sit mihi virginitas.
Page 38 - ... ante meum veniat longos incompta capillos et fleat ante meum maesta Neaera rogum. sed veniat carae matris comitata dolore: maereat haec genero, maereat illa viro.
Page 9 - ... subiit iuga tempore taurus non domito frenos ore momordit equus. non domus ulla fores habuit, non fixus in agris qui regeret certis finibus arva, lapis...
Page 20 - ... ipse suas sectatur oves, at filius agnos, et calidam fesso comparat uxor aquam. sic ego sim, liceatque caput candescere canis, temporis et prisci facta referre senem.
Page 34 - Phoebe, modo in terris erret inermis Amor. Ars bona, sed postquam sumpsit sibi tela Cupido, Heu, heu, quam multis ars dedit ista malum.
Page 11 - ASPER eram et bene discidium me ferre loquebar : at mihi nunc longe gloria fortis abest.
Page 11 - Illic sit, quicumque meos violavit amores, Optavit lentas et mihi militias. At tu casta precor maneas, sanctique pudoris Adsideat custos sedula semper anus. Haec tibi fabellas referat positaque lucerna Deducat plena stamina longa colu, At circa gravibus pensis adfixa puella Paulatim somno fessa remittat opus.
Page 56 - Troiani fama laboris, tardaque nocturno tela retexta dolo : 3° sic Nemesis longum, sic Delia nomen habebunt, Altera cura recens, altera primus amor.
Page 37 - Castaliamque umbram Pieriosque lacus, Ite domum cultumque illi donate libellum, Sicut erit : nullus defluat inde color. Illa mihi referet, si nostri mutua cura est An minor, an toto pectore deciderim.
Page 9 - Messallam terra dum sequiturque mari.' sed me, quod facilis tenero sum semper Amori, ipsa Venus campos ducet in Elysios.