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Page 111
... thought he thought they came from people hid within the wood , and Virgil bids him pluck a twig to banish all such thoughts : Allora porsi la mano un poco avante , e colsi un ramicel da un gran pruno : e'l tronco suo gridò : ' Perché mi ...
... thought he thought they came from people hid within the wood , and Virgil bids him pluck a twig to banish all such thoughts : Allora porsi la mano un poco avante , e colsi un ramicel da un gran pruno : e'l tronco suo gridò : ' Perché mi ...
Page 131
... thought should have been ' a tributary , not the conqueror of Greece ' . For a whole host of reasons - the archaeological discoveries , the beauty of Greek art , the note of political and religious freedom , the philosophy of Plato ...
... thought should have been ' a tributary , not the conqueror of Greece ' . For a whole host of reasons - the archaeological discoveries , the beauty of Greek art , the note of political and religious freedom , the philosophy of Plato ...
Page 168
... thought that a medium can some- times come in contact with ' lower spheres ' . Virgil believed in eternal punishment for some great mythical sinners , such as Ixion who tried to violate Juno . Many others are punished , and there is a ...
... thought that a medium can some- times come in contact with ' lower spheres ' . Virgil believed in eternal punishment for some great mythical sinners , such as Ixion who tried to violate Juno . Many others are punished , and there is a ...
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The Originality of the Aeneid | 27 |
Virgil and the Flavian Epic | 67 |
Virgil into Dante | 94 |
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