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Page 290
... given it , is far more spirited . - 66 . Et mulcere . " Both to soothe . " Dedit mulcere is a Greek construction for dedit potestatem mulcendi . - 67 . Tyrrhenum æquor . " The surface of the Tuscan Sea . " The Trojan fleet , having left ...
... given it , is far more spirited . - 66 . Et mulcere . " Both to soothe . " Dedit mulcere is a Greek construction for dedit potestatem mulcendi . - 67 . Tyrrhenum æquor . " The surface of the Tuscan Sea . " The Trojan fleet , having left ...
Page 292
... given to them by the Italians , is not easy to ascertain . It arose , probably , from their resemblance to the top of an altar , as they appeared just above the waves . Servius , however , says that they were so termed because the ...
... given to them by the Italians , is not easy to ascertain . It arose , probably , from their resemblance to the top of an altar , as they appeared just above the waves . Servius , however , says that they were so termed because the ...
Page 302
... given her by the poet as an indication of her descent , through Æneas , from a Trojan stem . 275. Lupa fulco nutricis , & c . " Exulting in the tawny covering of a she - wolf , such as his foster - parent was . " Alluding to the custom ...
... given her by the poet as an indication of her descent , through Æneas , from a Trojan stem . 275. Lupa fulco nutricis , & c . " Exulting in the tawny covering of a she - wolf , such as his foster - parent was . " Alluding to the custom ...
Page 306
... given her locks to the winds to scatter . " The more usual con- struction would have been , diffundendam rentis , " and had given her locks to be scattered by the winds . " The infinitive , however , is employed instead of diffundendam ...
... given her locks to the winds to scatter . " The more usual con- struction would have been , diffundendam rentis , " and had given her locks to be scattered by the winds . " The infinitive , however , is employed instead of diffundendam ...
Page 310
... given forth notes ( of joy ) , so thy vessels , and the youth of thy people , " & c . The meaning of this passage has been much contested . Some make captas equivalent to capiendas ; others explain reduces by " returning to the skies ...
... given forth notes ( of joy ) , so thy vessels , and the youth of thy people , " & c . The meaning of this passage has been much contested . Some make captas equivalent to capiendas ; others explain reduces by " returning to the skies ...
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according Æneas æquor agmina Alluding allusion alto Anchises ancient animis animo Apollo arma armis Ascanius atque Augustus auras auro bello caput castra circum cœlo Compare line Consult note Creüsa cursu Dardanus deûm dextrâ dictis Dido divûm Eneas equi equivalent equos fata fatis ferro fortuna genus Greek hæc Haud Helenus Hence Heyne Hinc Homer Hunc ignes illa Ille illi ingens inter interea ipse Italy Jamque Juno Jupiter juventus Latin Latinus Latium limina Literally litora magno manu medio Mezentius mihi Mnestheus mœnia Multa muros neque numina nunc Observe the force omnes omnia omnis pater pectore poet poetic Priam primum procul quæ quam Quid quis quod quum refers Roman Rutuli sanguine seqq Servius sese sidera super Supply talia tela terga Teucri thee thou tibi Trojans Troy Turnus ultro unto urbem urbes Virgil Wagner
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