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We must never forget , if we would under- stand Augustus and his age , that the real theme of the Aeneid is the victory of pietas , of the sense of duty and discipline , over wanton barbarism and individual passion .
We must never forget , if we would under- stand Augustus and his age , that the real theme of the Aeneid is the victory of pietas , of the sense of duty and discipline , over wanton barbarism and individual passion .
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( Note the adaptation of sound to sense in the smooth line 147 and the harsh verse 154. In the former the liquid 7 is prominent , in the latter the hard c . In the former dactyls and spondees alternate ( as also in 148 , 153 , 156 ) ...
( Note the adaptation of sound to sense in the smooth line 147 and the harsh verse 154. In the former the liquid 7 is prominent , in the latter the hard c . In the former dactyls and spondees alternate ( as also in 148 , 153 , 156 ) ...
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( In 161 the diaeresis after frangitur and the alliteration echo the sense . The three opening spondees of 162 harmonize with the idea of vastness , while the sense of isolation is well expressed in the spondees of 170 , and the strong ...
( In 161 the diaeresis after frangitur and the alliteration echo the sense . The three opening spondees of 162 harmonize with the idea of vastness , while the sense of isolation is well expressed in the spondees of 170 , and the strong ...
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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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