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662. urit atrox Iuno : the vindictiveness of Juno chafes her , i.e. the thought that she is vindictive . 664. solus : attracted into the nominative , because thought of as equivalent to a relative clause , qui solus es , etc.
662. urit atrox Iuno : the vindictiveness of Juno chafes her , i.e. the thought that she is vindictive . 664. solus : attracted into the nominative , because thought of as equivalent to a relative clause , qui solus es , etc.
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730. videbar evasisse : thought I had passed safely over ; evasisse is here transitive . 731. cum creber ad auris : when crowding on my ears seemed to come a tramp of feet . 735. hic mihi nescio quod trepido , etc .
730. videbar evasisse : thought I had passed safely over ; evasisse is here transitive . 731. cum creber ad auris : when crowding on my ears seemed to come a tramp of feet . 735. hic mihi nescio quod trepido , etc .
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Besides the beauty of thought , note the cumulative effect of the balanced phrases in the three opening verses , with the impressive spondaic rhythm ( 637 ) , the alliteration ( locos laetos ) , and the simi- larity of final syllables .
Besides the beauty of thought , note the cumulative effect of the balanced phrases in the three opening verses , with the impressive spondaic rhythm ( 637 ) , the alliteration ( locos laetos ) , and the simi- larity of final syllables .
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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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