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636. primum , primum : emphatic repetition . With a Roman , love for one's father took precedence over all other forms of affection . 637. abnegat producere : a poetical construction for negat se producturum .
636. primum , primum : emphatic repetition . With a Roman , love for one's father took precedence over all other forms of affection . 637. abnegat producere : a poetical construction for negat se producturum .
Page 369
183. tot , totidem , tot : emphatic anaphora . 184. caeli medio terraeque : midway between heaven and earth , medio is literally , in the mid space . 185. stridens : with noisy cry . The initial spondee , followed by a pause , is very ...
183. tot , totidem , tot : emphatic anaphora . 184. caeli medio terraeque : midway between heaven and earth , medio is literally , in the mid space . 185. stridens : with noisy cry . The initial spondee , followed by a pause , is very ...
Page 374
Note the tone of surprise , implied both in this word and in the emphatic pause after conspicit . The Tro- jan warrior is in the lap of eastern luxury . 264. fecerat et , etc .: had wrought , interweaving the web with thread of gold .
Note the tone of surprise , implied both in this word and in the emphatic pause after conspicit . The Tro- jan warrior is in the lap of eastern luxury . 264. fecerat et , etc .: had wrought , interweaving the web with thread of gold .
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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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