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In one of his odes , ' Horace testifies to the pious and affectionate character of Virgil , and the striking , almost ... animae dimidium meae , ' half of my soul , ' illustrates Virgil's power of inspiring affection in others.2 It is ...
In one of his odes , ' Horace testifies to the pious and affectionate character of Virgil , and the striking , almost ... animae dimidium meae , ' half of my soul , ' illustrates Virgil's power of inspiring affection in others.2 It is ...
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worth loved them , and Macaulay liked them best of all Virgil's works . life . The Georgics . 11. To Virgil's contemporaries , the note struck in the Eclogues meant the beginning of a new era for Roman litera- ture .
worth loved them , and Macaulay liked them best of all Virgil's works . life . The Georgics . 11. To Virgil's contemporaries , the note struck in the Eclogues meant the beginning of a new era for Roman litera- ture .
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The authority of Virgil was supreme , and his poetry was , so to speak , the Bible of the ancients ; it was the first of all scholastic books , and was always in everybody's hands . " From the time of Hadrian1 on , the so - called ...
The authority of Virgil was supreme , and his poetry was , so to speak , the Bible of the ancients ; it was the first of all scholastic books , and was always in everybody's hands . " From the time of Hadrian1 on , the so - called ...
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ablative according accusative Aeneas Aeneid alliteration Anchises Apollo arma atque Augustus bring called carry circum clause close course dactyls dative death Dido effect emphatic explained expression fall father force give gods Greek haec hand heaven hero Homer honor idea implies inter ipse Italy itus Jupiter king land Lines literally manus means mihi nunc offer omnis pass passage pater poet poetical present quae quam quid quis reference rhythm Roman Rome sail sense shows sound spondaic story subst super temple terras thought tibi tion Troia Trojan Troy turn Venus verb verse Virgil wind
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| Title | Aeneid Books I-VI The students' series of Latin classics |
| Author | Virgil |
| Editors | Henry Rushton Fairclough, Seldon Lester Brown |
| Publisher | Sanborn, 1936 |
| Length | 655 pages |
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