P. Virgilii Maronis CarminaT. Nelson, 1864 - 406 pages |
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... ancient MSS . , by coins and other in- scriptions . The alteration probably arose from an absurd deri- vation of the name current in the middle ages — namely , from virga , a magic wand . 3 Hence Martial xii . 68 , " Octobres Maro ...
... ancient MSS . , by coins and other in- scriptions . The alteration probably arose from an absurd deri- vation of the name current in the middle ages — namely , from virga , a magic wand . 3 Hence Martial xii . 68 , " Octobres Maro ...
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... ancient Grammarians a praise which the extant poems , bearing those titles , by no means deserve . Accordingly , the best judges have pronounced them to be counterfeits by other and less able pens than Virgil's . 3 1 Ovid . Am . iii ...
... ancient Grammarians a praise which the extant poems , bearing those titles , by no means deserve . Accordingly , the best judges have pronounced them to be counterfeits by other and less able pens than Virgil's . 3 1 Ovid . Am . iii ...
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... ancient name of the Tiber . Albuněa , ae , f . , a fountain of sulphur- ous water near Tibur , ( accord . to others , near Ardea ) . Alburnus , i , m . , a mountain of Lu- cania , near the river Silarus , now Monte Alburno , or Monte di ...
... ancient name of the Tiber . Albuněa , ae , f . , a fountain of sulphur- ous water near Tibur , ( accord . to others , near Ardea ) . Alburnus , i , m . , a mountain of Lu- cania , near the river Silarus , now Monte Alburno , or Monte di ...
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... ancient town of the southern coast of Cyprus , sacred to Venus , now Limasol . Amazones , um , f . , Amazons , a war- like race of women on the river Thermodon , in Scythia , A. 11 , 660 . In sing . Amazon , poetical term for a heroine ...
... ancient town of the southern coast of Cyprus , sacred to Venus , now Limasol . Amazones , um , f . , Amazons , a war- like race of women on the river Thermodon , in Scythia , A. 11 , 660 . In sing . Amazon , poetical term for a heroine ...
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... ancient inhabi- tants of Boeotia ; hence adj . , Aones Montes , the Aonian , i . e . the Boeo- tian Mountains ( Helicon and Ci- thaeron ) . Aonius , a , um , adj . , prop . of the Aones ( see the prec . art . ) , poetic .: Boeotian ...
... ancient inhabi- tants of Boeotia ; hence adj . , Aones Montes , the Aonian , i . e . the Boeo- tian Mountains ( Helicon and Ci- thaeron ) . Aonius , a , um , adj . , prop . of the Aones ( see the prec . art . ) , poetic .: Boeotian ...
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Achates Achilles acies Aeneas Aeolus aequora aestas agmina alta alto Anchises ancient town animos Apollo Ardea arma armis arsis arva Ascanius Asia Minor auras Bacchus bello called Campania celebrated circum coast coeli coelo coelum Comp conjux construe corpora country dative daughter deûm deus dextrâ Dido divûm Epirus Etruria famous fata father fatur ferro flumina Greek Haud hence poetic Hinc ille infelix ingens Interea island Italy Jamque Juno Jupiter king Latio Latium Lavinia limina litora magnâ Mantua mihi moenia mountain muros name neque nequiquam nunc old form omnibus ōnis ōrum pater pectore poet poetic proelia prop quum regna river Rutuli Rutulian sanguine saxa see the foll see the prec sese Sicily sidera silvis sine slain by Turnus super Synaeresis Tarchon tecta tela tellus terram Teucri Teucros three syllables tibi Trojan Troy two syllables urbem Venus vertice Virgil Vulcan wife