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16. sectaque intexunt abiete costas : line ( literally , inter- weave ) the ribs with planks of fir ( literally , with cut fir ) . abiete : a dactyl ( - ) . 17. votum simulant : they feign it as a votive offering ; i.e. they pretend ...
16. sectaque intexunt abiete costas : line ( literally , inter- weave ) the ribs with planks of fir ( literally , with cut fir ) . abiete : a dactyl ( - ) . 17. votum simulant : they feign it as a votive offering ; i.e. they pretend ...
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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 emphatic . Scandal is never silent .
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 emphatic . Scandal is never silent .
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130. signum : as a mark ; in predicate apposition to metam . nautis pater : note the careful juxtaposition , implying for the sailors , with fatherly care . unde reverti scirent : to know whence to return ; literally , whence they ...
130. signum : as a mark ; in predicate apposition to metam . nautis pater : note the careful juxtaposition , implying for the sailors , with fatherly care . unde reverti scirent : to know whence to return ; literally , whence they ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| 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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