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... Rome in the Augustan Age . Liberality of Augustus and Maecenas to Virgil and Horace Effects of this on the art of these poets Reaction from the luxury of the Age apparent in literature 21 22 23 26 28 29 31-37 · 31 • 33 34 35 V. General ...
... Rome in the Augustan Age . Liberality of Augustus and Maecenas to Virgil and Horace Effects of this on the art of these poets Reaction from the luxury of the Age apparent in literature 21 22 23 26 28 29 31-37 · 31 • 33 34 35 V. General ...
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... Rome of the sentiment of Italy of the political feeling of his age of its ethical and religious sensibility of Roman culture and learning of Roman art and style The style of Virgil the maturity preceding decay • IV . Virgil's claim to ...
... Rome of the sentiment of Italy of the political feeling of his age of its ethical and religious sensibility of Roman culture and learning of Roman art and style The style of Virgil the maturity preceding decay • IV . Virgil's claim to ...
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... Rome His later life in his native district Loss of his farm . Publication of the Eclogues and preparation of the Georgics Testimonies of Horace as to his life during this time The Georgics composed at Naples His death and wish to ...
... Rome His later life in his native district Loss of his farm . Publication of the Eclogues and preparation of the Georgics Testimonies of Horace as to his life during this time The Georgics composed at Naples His death and wish to ...
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... Rome in the Augustan Age . 309 309 III . Composite character of the Aeneid illustrated by an examination of the Poem • → Twofold purpose of Virgil in composing the Aeneid Native and Greek sources employed by him . 310-324 310 310 ...
... Rome in the Augustan Age . 309 309 III . Composite character of the Aeneid illustrated by an examination of the Poem • → Twofold purpose of Virgil in composing the Aeneid Native and Greek sources employed by him . 310-324 310 310 ...
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... Rome is ranked with the Age of Pericles at Athens , that of Lorenzo de Medici at Florence , and that of Louis XIV . in France , as one of four epochs in which arts and letters attained their highest perfection . The affinity between the ...
... Rome is ranked with the Age of Pericles at Athens , that of Lorenzo de Medici at Florence , and that of Louis XIV . in France , as one of four epochs in which arts and letters attained their highest perfection . The affinity between the ...
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Page 164 - ... hinc tibi quae semper vicino ab limite saepes Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti saepe levi somnum suadebit inire susurro hinc alta sub rupe canet frondator ad auras nee tamen interea raucae tua cura palumbes nee gemere aeria cessabit turtur ab ulmo.
Page 247 - Tam multae scelerum facies; non ullus aratro Dignus honos; squalent abductis arva colonis, Et curvae rigidum falces conflantur in ensem. Hinc movet Euphrates, illinc Germania bellum ; Vicinae ruptis inter se legibus urbes 510 Arma ferunt ; saevit toto Mars impius orbe : Ut cum carceribus sese effudere quadrigae, Addunt in spatia, et frustra retinacula tendens Fertur equis auriga, neque audit currus habenas.
Page 164 - PR o mihi tum 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 400 - Fly hence, our contact fear: Still fly, plunge deeper in the bowering wood! Averse, as Dido did with gesture stern From her false friend's approach in Hades turn, Wave us away, and keep thy solitude!
Page 366 - Heu fuge, nate dea, teque his" ait "eripe flammis. Hostis habet muros, ruit alto a culmine Troia.
Page 407 - Turnus vertitur arma tenens, et toto vertice supra est; ceu septem surgens sedatis amnibus altus 30 per tacitum Ganges, aut pingui flumine Nilus cum refluit campis et iam se condidit alveo.
Page 346 - Oceano, famam qui terminet astris, lulius, a magno demissum nomen lulo. Hunc tu olim caelo spoliis Orientis onustum accipies secura; vocabitur hie quoque votis.
Page 4 - Hinc Augustus agens Italos in proelia Caesar cum patribus populoque, Penatibus et magnis dis...
Page 320 - His ego nee metas rerum nee tempora pono ; imperium sine fine dedi.
Page 325 - En, qui nostra sibi bello connubia poscunt ! Quis deus Italiam, quae vos dementia adegit ? Non hic Atridae, nec fandi fictor Ulixes. Durum a stirpe genus natos ad flumina primum Deferimus saevoque gelu duramus et undis ; Venatu invigilant pueri, silvasque fatigant ; Flectere ludus equos et spicula tendere cornu. At patiens operum parvoque adsueta iuventus Aut rastris terram domat, aut quatit oppida bello.