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Page xlvii
This great empire had been built up by men who put their trust in the gods ; nay , it was the work of the gods themselves . Virgil had a deeply religious nature and fully recognized man's dependence on a super- natural , divine Power .
This great empire had been built up by men who put their trust in the gods ; nay , it was the work of the gods themselves . Virgil had a deeply religious nature and fully recognized man's dependence on a super- natural , divine Power .
Page 289
Danais : cf. viris , I. 440. haud numine nostro : led not by our gods , but by those of the Greeks , for the Greek armor which they donned had figures of Greek gods engraved upon it , and thus they fought under alien auspices .
Danais : cf. viris , I. 440. haud numine nostro : led not by our gods , but by those of the Greeks , for the Greek armor which they donned had figures of Greek gods engraved upon it , and thus they fought under alien auspices .
Page 370
Hence the change of tense . vigilem ignem : Virgil is thinking of the ever- burning fire of Vesta in Rome , from which fire was taken , not only to new colonies , but also to the altars of all the gods . 201. excubias divum aeternas ...
Hence the change of tense . vigilem ignem : Virgil is thinking of the ever- burning fire of Vesta in Rome , from which fire was taken , not only to new colonies , but also to the altars of all the gods . 201. excubias divum aeternas ...
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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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