Pvbli Vergili Maronis Bvcolica: Aeneis: Georgica: the greater poems of Virgil, Volume 1Ginn & Company, 1894 |
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... referring to 41-46 . — lĕves , light- footed ( notice the short penult : lēves would be sleek ) . — aequore , the level , commonly used in poetry for the sea ; used also by Juvenal ( viii . 61 ) for the plain . 61. destituent nudos ...
... referring to 41-46 . — lĕves , light- footed ( notice the short penult : lēves would be sleek ) . — aequore , the level , commonly used in poetry for the sea ; used also by Juvenal ( viii . 61 ) for the plain . 61. destituent nudos ...
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... adjective , and not ( as in i . 19 ) for mere euphony . 20. quam dives , etc .: this description of rustic wealth is from the plea of Polyphemus , in Theocritus : pecoris referring to ECL . II . ] 15 Pastoral Poems .
... adjective , and not ( as in i . 19 ) for mere euphony . 20. quam dives , etc .: this description of rustic wealth is from the plea of Polyphemus , in Theocritus : pecoris referring to ECL . II . ] 15 Pastoral Poems .
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... referring to sheep , and lactis to cows ( for the genitive see § 218 , c ; G. 373 ; H. 399 , i . 3 ) . 21. meae agnae , ewe lambs of mine . - Siculis , loosely used because many wealthy Romans had estates in Sicily ; and hence , perhaps ...
... referring to sheep , and lactis to cows ( for the genitive see § 218 , c ; G. 373 ; H. 399 , i . 3 ) . 21. meae agnae , ewe lambs of mine . - Siculis , loosely used because many wealthy Romans had estates in Sicily ; and hence , perhaps ...
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... referring loosely to the preceding nouns , although they are masculine . perverse , spiteful . - 14. puero , i.e. Daphnis . - - et , not only . 15. aliqua , somehow ( compare vii . 26 ) . —mortuus , of envy . ― esses , see § 308 ; H ...
... referring loosely to the preceding nouns , although they are masculine . perverse , spiteful . - 14. puero , i.e. Daphnis . - - et , not only . 15. aliqua , somehow ( compare vii . 26 ) . —mortuus , of envy . ― esses , see § 308 ; H ...
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... referring to the festival de- scribed in the note to iii . 77 , which took place in early spring . 77. thymo , see § 248 ; G. 403 ; H.420 . 79. Cereri : Ceres ( root in creo ) was an Italian earth - goddess , of far less consequence in ...
... referring to the festival de- scribed in the note to iii . 77 , which took place in early spring . 77. thymo , see § 248 ; G. 403 ; H.420 . 79. Cereri : Ceres ( root in creo ) was an Italian earth - goddess , of far less consequence in ...
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actly Æneas Æneid aequor amor Anchises ancient animi animo Apollo āre ārī arma ārum atque ātum ātus auras āvī caelo cæsura cere circum Creüsa cura cursus Dardanus dative decl dere Dido divine duced entis ēre famous fata Greek haec haud hence hinc inter ipse itum Latin Latium Less ex Less exactly litora manus Masc mihi moenia neque Neut numine nunc omnes omnia omnis one's ōnis orig ōris ōrum Ovid pater perf perh plur Poetically Priam prob pron quae quam quid quis quod reduced rites Roman root Rutulian sacred sense Sicily sidera stem akin subst tantum terra things Thrace tibi Trojan Troy umbra unda urbe urbem verb Virgil word
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Page 163 - Ibant obscuri sola sub nocte per umbram perque domos Ditis vacuas et inania regna: quale per incertam lunam sub luce maligna 270 est iter in silvis, ubi caelum condidit umbra luppiter et rebus nox abstulit atra colorem.
Page 23 - Amor docuit natorum sanguine matrem commaculare manus ; crudelis tu quoque, mater : crudelis mater magis, an puer improbus ille? improbus ille puer ; crudelis tu quoque, mater.
Page 14 - Apollo. 35 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 superaddite carmen: 'Daphnis ego in silvis, hinc usque ad sidera notus, formosi pecoris custos, formosior ipse.
Page 22 - Saepibus in nostris parvam te roscida mala — Dux ego vester eram — vidi cum matre legentem. Alter ab undecimo tum me iam acceperat annus ; Iam fragilis poteram ab terra contingere ramos. Ut vidi, ut perii ! ut me malus abstulit error ! Incipe Maenalios mecum, mea tibia, versus.
Page 181 - Sunt geminae Somni portae ; quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, 895 sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
Page 18 - Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Page 159 - Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates : ' Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hie labor est.
Page 59 - infandum, regina, iubes renovare dolorem, Troianas ut opes et lamentabile regnum eruerint Danai, quaeque ipse miserrima vidi, et quorum pars magna fui. quis talia fando Myrmidonum Dolopumve aut duri miles Ulixi temperet a lacrimis ? et iam nox umida caelo praecipitat, suadentque cadentia sidera somnos.
Page 149 - Nate dea, quo fata trahunt retrahuntque, sequamur; Quidquid erit, superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est.
Page 40 - Post mihi non simili poena commissa luetis. Maturate fugam, regique haec dicite vestro : non illi imperium pelagi saevumque tridentem, sed mihi sorte datum.