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books I-XII Virgil. Virgil's Aeneid Virgil , Henry Simmons Frieze , Walter Dennison } Front Cover.
books I-XII Virgil. Virgil's Aeneid Virgil , Henry Simmons Frieze , Walter Dennison } Front Cover.
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books I-XII Virgil. VIRGIL , WITH THE MUSES OF HISTORY AND [ See Introduction , p . 15. ] VIRGIL'S AENEID BOOKS I - VI WITH AN INTRODUCTION ,
books I-XII Virgil. VIRGIL , WITH THE MUSES OF HISTORY AND [ See Introduction , p . 15. ] VIRGIL'S AENEID BOOKS I - VI WITH AN INTRODUCTION ,
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books I-XII Virgil. e of a I. LIFE AND WRITINGS OF VIRGIL PUBLIUS VERGILIUS MARO was born at Andes , a village near Mantua , in the consulship of Pompey and Crassus , B.C. 70. Vir- gil's father possessed a farm at Andes sufficiently ...
books I-XII Virgil. e of a I. LIFE AND WRITINGS OF VIRGIL PUBLIUS VERGILIUS MARO was born at Andes , a village near Mantua , in the consulship of Pompey and Crassus , B.C. 70. Vir- gil's father possessed a farm at Andes sufficiently ...
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... Virgil , whose farm was in this district and was thus endangered , had recourse at first to Pollio , and for a time was secure under his protection . But when that commander , in B.C. 41 , marched with his troops to the aid of L ...
... Virgil , whose farm was in this district and was thus endangered , had recourse at first to Pollio , and for a time was secure under his protection . But when that commander , in B.C. 41 , marched with his troops to the aid of L ...
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... Virgil and Horace to elevate the national poetry to a character worthy of Rome , to develop all the resources of their noble language , and to make it flow in both heroic and lyric verse with all the grace and dignity that had hitherto ...
... Virgil and Horace to elevate the national poetry to a character worthy of Rome , to develop all the resources of their noble language , and to make it flow in both heroic and lyric verse with all the grace and dignity that had hitherto ...
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ablative ablative absolute Acestes Achilles Aeneas Aeneid aequora Anchises antis Apollo arma ārum Ascanius atque ātus ātus sum āvī caelum caestus Carthage circum conj Creüsa cursus Dardanus dative descend Dido dissyll entis freq genitive genus gods Greeks Hades haec haud Hector Helenus hinc illa inis intens inter ipse irreg Italiam Italy itus īvī join Juno Jupiter king Latin Latium litora manus meton mihi Mnestheus moenia multa nōn nunc omnes one's ōnis ōris ōrum pass pater pertaining poet prep Priam primum pron quae quam quid quis quod refers Roman Rome Rutulian sail sẽ ships Sicily sidera slain subst super synaeresis temple terras tibi tmesis Trojan Troy urbe urbem Venus Virgil wind
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Page 97 - The one seemed woman to the waist, and fair, But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent armed With mortal sting.
Page 164 - Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate : Sad Acheron, of sorrow, black and deep ; Cocytus, named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream ; fierce Phlegethon, 580 Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.
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Page 153 - Talibus orabat dictis arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates: 'sate sanguine divum, 125 Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno : noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hie labor est.
Page 158 - Quam multa in silvis autumni frigore primo Lapsa cadunt folia, aut ad terram gurgite ab alto 310 Quam multae glomerantur aves, ubi frigidus annus Trans pontum fugat et terris immittit apricis.
Page 87 - Troia circum arma amens vidit, magnis exterrita monstris deriguit visu in medio, calor ossa reliquit ; labitur et longo vix tandem tempore fatur: 'verane te facies, verus mihi nuntius adfers, 310 nate dea? vivisne? aut, si lux alma recessit, Hector ubi est?
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Page 167 - Tartarus ipse bis patet in praeceps tantum tenditque sub umbras, quantus ad aetherium caeli suspectus Olympum. Hie genus antiquum Terrae, Titania pubes, 580 fulmine deiecti fundo volvuntur in imo. ' Hie et Aloidas geminos immania vidi corpora, qui manibus magnum rescindere caelum adgressi, superisque lovem detrudere regnis.
Page 111 - I, sequere Italiam ventis, pete regna per undas. Spero equidem mediis, si quid pia numina possunt, supplicia hausurum scopulis, et nomine Dido saepe vocaturum. Sequar atris ignibus absens, et cum frigida mors anima seduxerit artus, 385 omnibus umbra locis adero. Dabis, improbe, poenas. Audiam, et haec Manis veniet mihi fama sub imos.
Page 106 - Dardaniusque nepos Veneris diversa per agros tecta metu petiere; ruunt de montibus amnes. Speluncam Dido dux et Troianus eandem 165 deveniunt.