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257. metu : dative ; cf. curru , 156. Cytherea : Venus was called the Cytherean , because she sprang from the sea - foam near the island of Cythera , south of Greece . tuorum : of thy people . 258. tibi : ethical dative .
257. metu : dative ; cf. curru , 156. Cytherea : Venus was called the Cytherean , because she sprang from the sea - foam near the island of Cythera , south of Greece . tuorum : of thy people . 258. tibi : ethical dative .
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236. collo intendunt : literally , stretch upon the neck ; collo is a dative . 238. armis = armatis , armed men . circum : the adverb . sacra canunt : chant sacred songs . gaudent : note the tragic irony of the situation .
236. collo intendunt : literally , stretch upon the neck ; collo is a dative . 238. armis = armatis , armed men . circum : the adverb . sacra canunt : chant sacred songs . gaudent : note the tragic irony of the situation .
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845. fessos oculos furare labori : steal thy weary eyes from toil ; labori , a dative of separa- tion , common with verbs of ' taking away . ' 847. vix attollens lumina : because intent on his duty . 848. mene salis , etc .
845. fessos oculos furare labori : steal thy weary eyes from toil ; labori , a dative of separa- tion , common with verbs of ' taking away . ' 847. vix attollens lumina : because intent on his duty . 848. mene salis , etc .
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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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