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Page 12
... referring to 41-46 . — lèves , 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 . — lèves , 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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... as 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 .
... as 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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Virgil James Bradstreet Greenough. plea of Polyphemus , in Theocritus : pecoris referring to sheep , and lactis to cows ( for the genitive see § 218 , c ; G. 373 , 4 ; H. 399 , iii . ) . 21. meae agnae , ewe lambs of mine . — Siculis ...
Virgil James Bradstreet Greenough. plea of Polyphemus , in Theocritus : pecoris referring to sheep , and lactis to cows ( for the genitive see § 218 , c ; G. 373 , 4 ; H. 399 , iii . ) . 21. meae agnae , ewe lambs of mine . — Siculis ...
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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. 510 ...
... 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. 510 ...
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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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