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... once ; Smith may be brave by nature . Then should one say " bold Jones , " bold would be an adjective ; should one say " bold Smith , " it would be an epithetic adjective according to the New English Dictionary . This seems to be a real ...
... once ; Smith may be brave by nature . Then should one say " bold Jones , " bold would be an adjective ; should one say " bold Smith , " it would be an epithetic adjective according to the New English Dictionary . This seems to be a real ...
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... once ( II , 122 , dpntos ) using an epithet with it . To stand for ' Inowv ( that is , in antono- masia ) he uses his patronymic Aloovions fifty - eight times , a frequency accounted for by the dislike of hexa- meter poets to use ...
... once ( II , 122 , dpntos ) using an epithet with it . To stand for ' Inowv ( that is , in antono- masia ) he uses his patronymic Aloovions fifty - eight times , a frequency accounted for by the dislike of hexa- meter poets to use ...
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... given epithet will act as a sign - post for the reader he is inclined to repeat it , and once the reader has understood its import its repetition prepares him to understand or interpret a passage . As an example CHARACTERS AND EPITHETS 19.
... given epithet will act as a sign - post for the reader he is inclined to repeat it , and once the reader has understood its import its repetition prepares him to understand or interpret a passage . As an example CHARACTERS AND EPITHETS 19.
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... once when her prophetic trance is described ( VI , 78 ) , once ( VI , 211 ) when Aeneas fulfils her com- mand to procure the golden bough , twice ( VI , 161 , 189 ) in connection with the death of Misenus which she had prophesied , once ...
... once when her prophetic trance is described ( VI , 78 ) , once ( VI , 211 ) when Aeneas fulfils her com- mand to procure the golden bough , twice ( VI , 161 , 189 ) in connection with the death of Misenus which she had prophesied , once ...
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... Once this position is established , the use of regina where , under different circumstances , one would expect puella ( as where Aeneas thinks of the difficulty of telling her about his impending departure , quo nunc reginam am- bire ...
... Once this position is established , the use of regina where , under different circumstances , one would expect puella ( as where Aeneas thinks of the difficulty of telling her about his impending departure , quo nunc reginam am- bire ...
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