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Page iii
... the attention of his pupils . Hence it will be observed that the geographical and mythological notices are of the briefest kind , and enter only into such expla- nations as tend to elucidate the passage in which they PREFACE. ...
... the attention of his pupils . Hence it will be observed that the geographical and mythological notices are of the briefest kind , and enter only into such expla- nations as tend to elucidate the passage in which they PREFACE. ...
Page iv
... They are seldom read throughout in schools ; not for their want of beauty , but because a didactic poem is not so well fitted to interest the young as a nar- rative or a dialogue . But there are some passages in the Georgics which ...
... They are seldom read throughout in schools ; not for their want of beauty , but because a didactic poem is not so well fitted to interest the young as a nar- rative or a dialogue . But there are some passages in the Georgics which ...
Page vii
... they exercised a powerful influence on his history . Julius Caesar was assassinated on the 15th March B. C. 44 , when Virgil was twenty - five , and when Octavius , the grandson of the dictator's sister , adopted by him that very year ...
... they exercised a powerful influence on his history . Julius Caesar was assassinated on the 15th March B. C. 44 , when Virgil was twenty - five , and when Octavius , the grandson of the dictator's sister , adopted by him that very year ...
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... they succeeded , and Antony fled into Gaul ; but both the consuls were killed . The senate , how- ever , from some mistrust of Octavianus , instead of conferring the command upon him , directed D. Brutus to head the armies against ...
... they succeeded , and Antony fled into Gaul ; but both the consuls were killed . The senate , how- ever , from some mistrust of Octavianus , instead of conferring the command upon him , directed D. Brutus to head the armies against ...
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... they would have done so had they been able . Leaving his lands , he fled , and it was not till the Brundusian peace that he regained his lost property . No wonder that the terms of the fourth Eclogue are so rapturous ; while the ...
... they would have done so had they been able . Leaving his lands , he fled , and it was not till the Brundusian peace that he regained his lost property . No wonder that the terms of the fourth Eclogue are so rapturous ; while the ...
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according accusative Achates Achilles Aeneas aequora agmina allusion alta alto Anchises anguis Apollo Ardea arma armis arva Ascanius Augustus auras auris Aurunci Baccho Bacchus bello called celebrated circum coelo coelum conjunx construction country daughter death described deus dextra Dido divom Eclogue Epirus equivalent fata father fatur ferro first flumina force gods great Greek Haud hence Hercules Hinc ille infelix ingens interea Italy Jamque Juno Jupiter king Latinus Latio Latium Lavinia line litora Mantua Mezentius mihi moenia mountain name neque nequidquam nunc Octavianus omnibus omnis Pallas passage pater pectore probably proelia read referring regna river Roman Rutuli sacred same sanguine saxa See Aen See at Ecl See Ecl See Georg See Zumpt seems sese sidera silvis similar sine super taken Tarchon tecta tela tellus terra Teucri Teucros three tibi time town Troja Trojae Trojans Troy Turnus urbem used Venus vertice Virgil
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Page 39 - O mihi tarn longae maneat pars ultima vitae, Spiritus et, quantum sat erit tua dicere facta : Non me carminibus vincet nee Thracius Orpheus, 55 Nee Linus, huic mater quamvis atque huic pater adsit, Orphei Calliopea, Lino formosus Apollo.
Page 204 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos, et sidera verberat unda.
Page 447 - Hic Venus, indigno nati concussa dolore, dictamnum genetrix Cretaea carpit ab Ida, puberibus caulem foliis et flore comantem purpureo ; non illa feris incognita capris gramina, cum tergo volucres haesere sagittae...
Page 41 - Apollo. 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 super addite carmen : ' Daphnis ego in silvis, hinc usque ad sidera notus, formosi pecoris custos, formosior ipse.
Page 396 - Nescia mens hominum fati sortisque futurae et servare modum, rebus sublata secundis ! Turno tempus erit, magno cum optaverit emptum intactum Pallanta et cum spolia ista diemque oderit.
Page 447 - Disce, puer, virtutem ex me verumque laborem, 435 fortunam ex aliis. Nunc te mea dextera bello defensum dabit et magna inter praemia ducet. Tu facito, mox cum matura adoleverit aetas, sis memor, et te animo repetentem exempla tuorum et pater Aeneas et avunculus excitet Hector.
Page 304 - Heu, miserande puer, si qua fata aspera rumpas — tu Marcellus eris. Manibus date lilia plenis purpureos spargam flores animamque nepotis his saltern accumulem donis, et fungar inani 885 munere.
Page 272 - Veneris monumenta nefandae ; hie labor ille domus et inextricabilis error ; magnum reginae sed enim miseratus amorem Daedalus, ipse dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, caeca regens filo vestigia. Tu quoque magnam 30 partem opere in tanto, sineret dolor, Icare, haberes.
Page 343 - ... primus ab aetherio venit Saturnus Olympo arma lovis fugiens et regnis exsul ademptis. 320 is genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis composuit legesque dedit, Latiumque vocari maluit, his quoniam latuisset tutus in oris.
Page 238 - Ulta virum, poenas inimico a fratre recepi: „Felix, heu nimium felix, si litora tantum „Numquam Dardaniae tetigissent nostra carinae ! " Dixit et, os impressa toro, „Moriemur inultae; „Sed moriamur ! " ait : „sic, sic iuvat ire sub umbras.