Opera, Or The Works of Virgil: With Copious Notes, Mythological, Biographical, Etc., in EnglishPratt, Woodford & Company, 1846 - 615 pages |
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... Jupiter and An- tiope , and born on mount Cythera . He was king of Thebes , and is said to have built the walls of that city by the music of his lyre We are to understand by this , perhaps , his persuading , by his eloquence , a ...
... Jupiter and An- tiope , and born on mount Cythera . He was king of Thebes , and is said to have built the walls of that city by the music of his lyre We are to understand by this , perhaps , his persuading , by his eloquence , a ...
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... Jupiter and Mnemosyne . They were supposed to preside over the arts and sciences . They were born in Pieria in Macedonia , and were said to re- side on mount Helicon and mount Parnassus , the former in Beotia , the latter in Phocis ...
... Jupiter and Mnemosyne . They were supposed to preside over the arts and sciences . They were born in Pieria in Macedonia , and were said to re- side on mount Helicon and mount Parnassus , the former in Beotia , the latter in Phocis ...
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... Jupiter . But Saturn did not long remain mindful of this favor . He conspired against him to dethrone him , and possess the empire himself . Upon this , Jupiter banished him from heaven . He came to Italy , which was afterwards called ...
... Jupiter . But Saturn did not long remain mindful of this favor . He conspired against him to dethrone him , and possess the empire himself . Upon this , Jupiter banished him from heaven . He came to Italy , which was afterwards called ...
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... Jupiter for raising the dead , he in turn slew the Cy- clops , who had made the thunderbolt that slew him . Jupiter being much enraged at this piece of conduct , banished him from heaven , and deprived him of his dignity . He came to ...
... Jupiter for raising the dead , he in turn slew the Cy- clops , who had made the thunderbolt that slew him . Jupiter being much enraged at this piece of conduct , banished him from heaven , and deprived him of his dignity . He came to ...
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... Jupiter fell in love with her , and determined to marry her ; but being informed by Pro- metheus of a decree of the fates , that she should bear a son who should be greater than his father , he desisted from his pur- pose . Whereupon ...
... Jupiter fell in love with her , and determined to marry her ; but being informed by Pro- metheus of a decree of the fates , that she should bear a son who should be greater than his father , he desisted from his pur- pose . Whereupon ...
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Æneas Æneid æquor amor Anchises animis animos antè Apollo arma armis Ascanius atque auro Beotia called caput circùm cœlo contrà cùm Dardanus Davidson death Deûm Dido Eneas erat Ergò etiam fata ferro fortuna genus Geor gods Greeks hæc Haud Hence Heyne reads Hinc hunc illa ille illi Infelix ingens inter Intereà ipsa ipse Italy Jamque Juno Jupiter Juturna king Latinus litora longè magno manu meaning meton Mezentius mihi Mnestheus Multa Namque neque NOTES numina nunc omnes omnia omnis pater poet prælia Priam primùm procul properly quæ quàm Quid quis quod river Romans Ruæus says Rumus Rutuli sæpe says Heyne says Ruæus sense Servius signifies slain sunt super supra synec tantùm tela terga terras Teucri Thrace tibi Trapp Trojans Troy Turnus urbe urbem Valpy Venus verb verò Virgil word
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Page 43 - Maenalios mecum, mea tibia, versus, saevus Amor docuit natorum sanguine matrem commaculare manus ; crudelis tu quoque, mater : crudelis mater magis, an puer improbus ille? improbus ille puer ; crudelis tu quoque, mater.
Page 358 - At, Phoebi nondum patiens, immanis in antro bacchatur vates, magnum si pectore possit excussisse deum ; tanto magis ille fatigat os rabidum, fera corda domans, fingitque premendo.
Page 154 - Quis et me, inquit, miseram, et te perdidit, Orpheu? Quis tantus furor? en iterum crudelia retro 495 fata vocant, conditque natantia lumina somnus. lamque vale. Feror ingenti circumdata nocte, invalidasque tibi tendens, heu non tua, palmas!
Page 225 - Non sic, aggeribus ruptis cum spumeus amnis Exiit, oppositasque evicit gurgite moles, Fertur in arva furens cumulo, camposque per omnes Cum stabulis armenta trahit.
Page 372 - Troi'us heros ut primum iuxta stetit adgnovitque per umbras obscuram, qualem primo qui surgere mense aut videt, aut vidisse putat per nubila lunam, demisit lacrimas, dulcique adfatus amore est : 455 ' Infelix Dido, verus mihi nuntius ergo venerat exstinctam, ferroque extrema secutam?
Page 211 - ... bis medium amplexi, bis collo squamea circum terga dati, superant capite et cervicibus altis. ille simul manibus tendit divellere nodos, 220 perfusus sanie vittas atroque veneno, clamores simul horrendos ad sidera tollit : quales mugitus, fugit cum saucius aram taurus, et incertam excussit cervice securim.
Page 109 - Musas; primus Idumaeas referam tibi, Mantua, palmas et viridi in campo templum de marmore ponam propter aquam, tardis ingens ubi flexibus errat Mincius et tenera praetexit harundine ripas.
Page 21 - At tibi prima, puer, nullo munuscula cultu errantes hederas passim cum baccare tellus mixtaque ridenti colocasia fundet acantho. 20 Ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae ubera, nec magnos metuent armenta leones.
Page 224 - ... apparet domus intus, et atria longa patescunt ; apparent Priami et veterum penetralia regum, armatosque vident stantes in limine primo.
Page 360 - Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates : ' Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hic labor est.