Virgil's Aeneid: books I-XIIAmerican Book Company, 1902 - 342 pages |
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... hand . was something more than a mere schoolbook . The preparation of this new volume has therefore been a privilege as well as a pleasure . OBERLIN W. D. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ABBREVIATIONS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Life and Writings of 4 ...
... hand . was something more than a mere schoolbook . The preparation of this new volume has therefore been a privilege as well as a pleasure . OBERLIN W. D. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ABBREVIATIONS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Life and Writings of 4 ...
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... hand , when he was overtaken by his last sickness . He made a voyage to Greece , with the intention of visiting Attica and Asia . On arriving at Athens he met Augustus , who happened to be at that time returning from Asia Minor to Italy ...
... hand , when he was overtaken by his last sickness . He made a voyage to Greece , with the intention of visiting Attica and Asia . On arriving at Athens he met Augustus , who happened to be at that time returning from Asia Minor to Italy ...
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... hand , as it were , still holding the chisel , and in the act of creation . Virgil was an imitator . He borrowed without stint from Homer , from Apollonius , from the Greek tragedies ; in short , he laid un- der contribution all the ...
... hand , as it were , still holding the chisel , and in the act of creation . Virgil was an imitator . He borrowed without stint from Homer , from Apollonius , from the Greek tragedies ; in short , he laid un- der contribution all the ...
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... hand , appealed to his readers by the human interest which he aroused in his portrayal of the suc- cesses and reverses of mankind in general . In other words , the Greek conception was ideal , whereas the Roman was practical . Keeping ...
... hand , appealed to his readers by the human interest which he aroused in his portrayal of the suc- cesses and reverses of mankind in general . In other words , the Greek conception was ideal , whereas the Roman was practical . Keeping ...
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... hand , it abounds in pathetic incidents and exciting situations , and presents many spectacles of human life and manners and passion . 6 The characters in this epic drama play their part well . Aeneas is of course the leading one ...
... hand , it abounds in pathetic incidents and exciting situations , and presents many spectacles of human life and manners and passion . 6 The characters in this epic drama play their part well . Aeneas is of course the leading one ...
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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.
Page 175 - Maximus ille es, unus qui nobis cunctando restituis rem. excudent alii spirantia mollius aera (credo equidem), vivos ducent de marmore vultus, orabunt causas melius, caelique meatus describent radio et surgentia sidera dicent : 850 tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento (hae tibi erunt artes), pacisque imponere morem, parcere subiectis et debellare superbos.
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?
Page 115 - ... dumis rura tenent, somno positae sub nocte silenti [lenibant curas, et corda oblita laborum]. At non infelix animi Phoenissa...
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.