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Page 198
... contrast to tuus ; thy part , my duty . 78. tu mihi : in strong juxtaposition . quodcumque hoc regni : this kingdom , such as I have . This expression is one of modesty . With hoc understand est ; regni is a partitive genitive with hoc ...
... contrast to tuus ; thy part , my duty . 78. tu mihi : in strong juxtaposition . quodcumque hoc regni : this kingdom , such as I have . This expression is one of modesty . With hoc understand est ; regni is a partitive genitive with hoc ...
Page 249
... contrast with the prevailing tone we must note such a remarkable line as 617 , in which besides the general spondaic rhythm we have the spondaic fifth foot . Thus the tone of astonish- ment is emphasized , and in contrast we have a very ...
... contrast with the prevailing tone we must note such a remarkable line as 617 , in which besides the general spondaic rhythm we have the spondaic fifth foot . Thus the tone of astonish- ment is emphasized , and in contrast we have a very ...
Page 462
... contrast , it empha- sizes avidus , for however readily the bough yielded ( see 147 ) , it would seem to the eager Aeneas to cling tenaciously to the tree . Tennyson once quoted cunctantem in this line to illustrate what he means when ...
... contrast , it empha- sizes avidus , for however readily the bough yielded ( see 147 ) , it would seem to the eager Aeneas to cling tenaciously to the tree . Tennyson once quoted cunctantem in this line to illustrate what he means when ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | xi |
A Critical Study of the Aeneid | xxxii |
The Traditions and Character of Aeneas | xli |
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