The Fourth Book of Virgil's Aeneid: On the Loves of Dido and Aeneas |
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... light in dark places — and have not always found it . As I differ , even with violence , from Mr. Page on the main matter of this book , I take this opportunity of saying that his edition , which ten years ago by some accident I had ...
... light in dark places — and have not always found it . As I differ , even with violence , from Mr. Page on the main matter of this book , I take this opportunity of saying that his edition , which ten years ago by some accident I had ...
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... light , Tell Venus ' son , whom loit'ring there thou'lt see Unworthy of that fate which he doth slight , That his fair mother painted him to me Another man , and therefore twice did free From Grecian swords ; one who with steady rein ...
... light , Tell Venus ' son , whom loit'ring there thou'lt see Unworthy of that fate which he doth slight , That his fair mother painted him to me Another man , and therefore twice did free From Grecian swords ; one who with steady rein ...
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... lights the god pois'd on his hovering wings , Towards the sea from hence his body headlong flings . Like to a bird , which round the shores doth glide And fishy rocks , skimming along the bay ; So flies ' tween earth and heaven , and ...
... lights the god pois'd on his hovering wings , Towards the sea from hence his body headlong flings . Like to a bird , which round the shores doth glide And fishy rocks , skimming along the bay ; So flies ' tween earth and heaven , and ...
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... light thee down To thy dark conscience : I'll be Hell to thee , And this glad news will make Hell Heav'n to me . ' Here , falling as far from him as she might , She fainted ere her speech was finished : Leaving him tossing in his tender ...
... light thee down To thy dark conscience : I'll be Hell to thee , And this glad news will make Hell Heav'n to me . ' Here , falling as far from him as she might , She fainted ere her speech was finished : Leaving him tossing in his tender ...
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... light Is irksome to her eyes . To confirm more Her purpose to embrace eternal night , Placing on th ' incense - burning altars bright Her gifts , the holy water she beheld Converted to black ink , portentous sight ! And the pour'd wine ...
... light Is irksome to her eyes . To confirm more Her purpose to embrace eternal night , Placing on th ' incense - burning altars bright Her gifts , the holy water she beheld Converted to black ink , portentous sight ! And the pour'd wine ...
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1817 LIBRARIES Aeneid Agathyrsi amor animum Anna Ascanius atque auras caelum caput Carthage Catullus Cerda CHIGAN Classical Review Conington curas Cynthus Dardanus death dictis DIDO AND AENEAS Dido's divum doth Dryopes Ennius epithet eyes Fama fame Fanshawe fata Fates Fourth Book Georgics gives Glover gods haec Heaven Henry hinc Iarbas illa inter ipsa ipse Italiam Iulus iussa Jove Juno lacrimas Libyae lines litora LOVES OF DIDO lumina Lyciae Mackail MICHIGAN mihi moenia morte night numina nunc omnis Ovid Oxford passage pectore Pentheus poet primum Professor quae quam queen quid quis quod quote reader regina Roman Rome Sargeaunt says seems Servius sidera Sir James Frazer sister somnos soror speech sword Sychaeus tantum tears terras thee things thou tibi translation Trojans Tyre Tyrian Tyrii umbras UNIVE unto urbem urbes Venus Virgil Virgilian viri volnus Warde Fowler words
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Page 48 - I, sequere Italiam ventis; pete regna per undas. 'Spero equidem mediis, si quid pia numina possunt, 'Supplicia hausurum scopulis, et nomine Dido 'Saepe vocaturum.
Page 48 - Nee tibi diva parens, generis nee Dardanus auctor, Perfide ; sed duris genuit te cautibus horrens Caucasus, Hyrcanaeque admorunt ubera tigres.
Page 22 - ... uritur infelix Dido totaque vagatur urbe furens qualis coniecta cerva sagitta, quam procul incautam nemora inter Cresia fixit 70 pastor agens telis liquitque volatile ferrum nescius, illa fuga silvas saltusque peragrat Dictaeos, haeret lateri letalis harundo.
Page 82 - My panting side was charged, when I withdrew, To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.
Page 32 - ... illam Terra parens ira inritata deorum extremam, ut perhibent, Coeo Enceladoque sororem progenuit pedibus celerem et pernicibus alis, 180 monstrum horrendum, ingens, cui quot sunt corpore plumae, tot vigiles oculi subter (mirabile dictu), tot linguae, totidem ora sonant, tot subrigit auris.
Page 44 - Saltern si qua mihi de te suscepta fuisset ante fugam suboles, si quis mihi parvulus aula luderet Aeneas, qui te tamen ore referret, 330 non equidem omnino capta ac deserta viderer.
Page 50 - Ñeque te teneo neque dicta refello : 380 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 manes veniet mihi fama sub imos.
Page 32 - Extemplo Libyae magnas it Fama per urbes, Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum : mobilitate viget virisque adquirit eundo, parva metu primo, mox sese attollit in auras ingrediturque solo et caput inter nubila condit.
Page 70 - Elissae, 610 accipite haec, meritumque malis advertite numen, et nostras audite preces. Si tangere portus infandum caput ac terris adnare necesse est, et sic fata lovis poscunt, hie terminus haeret : at bello audacis populi vexatus et armis, 615 finibus extorris, complexu avulsus luli, auxilium imploret, videatque indigna suorum funera ; nee, cum se sub leges pacis iniquae tradiderit, regno aut optata luce fruatur, sed cadat ante diem, mediaque inhumatus arena.
Page 62 - Quaeque lacus late liquidos, quaeque aspera dumis Rura tenent, somno positae sub nocte silenti...