The Eucis, Books I and II.: Rendered Into English Blank Iambic, with New Interpretations and IllustrationsTaylor and Walton, 1845 - 126 pages |
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... Italy erst came and shore Lavinian . 5 e . ] [ The numerical reference at the commencement of each note is to the Latin verse . ( a ) Ille ego , & c . - Imitated both by a proper adjunct to arma , and in the Spenser and Milton : - Lo ...
... Italy erst came and shore Lavinian . 5 e . ] [ The numerical reference at the commencement of each note is to the Latin verse . ( a ) Ille ego , & c . - Imitated both by a proper adjunct to arma , and in the Spenser and Milton : - Lo ...
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... Italy and Tyber's disembogue Looking from far , the ancient city once Of Carthage stood , a Tyrian colony , Of rich resources and war's roughest school ; Which , than all other lands , than Samos self , Juno ' tis said more cherished ...
... Italy and Tyber's disembogue Looking from far , the ancient city once Of Carthage stood , a Tyrian colony , Of rich resources and war's roughest school ; Which , than all other lands , than Samos self , Juno ' tis said more cherished ...
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... Italy ? Banned by the fates , forsooth ! The Argive fleet Could Pallas burn , and whelm the crews in the sea , For sole Oïlean Ajax ' insane trespass ? Herself Jove's rapid fire launched from the clouds , 60 Their ships storm ...
... Italy ? Banned by the fates , forsooth ! The Argive fleet Could Pallas burn , and whelm the crews in the sea , For sole Oïlean Ajax ' insane trespass ? Herself Jove's rapid fire launched from the clouds , 60 Their ships storm ...
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... Italy Ilium transporting , and her conquered Gods . Strike strength into the winds , and sink their ships , Or scatter ; and with corpses strew the deep . Twice seven fair nymphs are mine ; fairest of whom Sweet Deiopeia , in firm ...
... Italy Ilium transporting , and her conquered Gods . Strike strength into the winds , and sink their ships , Or scatter ; and with corpses strew the deep . Twice seven fair nymphs are mine ; fairest of whom Sweet Deiopeia , in firm ...
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... Italian sailor called THE ALTARS : Three Eurus from the deep , a piteous sight , Urges towards shoaly Syrtes ; on the banks first book of the Eneis , their English representatives ; I say their English representatives , because Dryden's ...
... Italian sailor called THE ALTARS : Three Eurus from the deep , a piteous sight , Urges towards shoaly Syrtes ; on the banks first book of the Eneis , their English representatives ; I say their English representatives , because Dryden's ...
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2ndly 3rdly Achates Achilles altar Anchises applied arma arms Ascanius Assaracus behold betrothed breast Calchas citadel compagibus conjux Creusa Danaï Dardan death dederat Dido Dryden Eneas Eneas's Eneis English Eolus Eurus express eyes fates fear fire flame Forbiger gates Goddess Gods Grecian Greeks hands hath heaven Hector hero Heyne horse infandous interpretation Iulus Juno Jupiter king Laocoon Latin limina Livy luminous midst mortal vision mountain muros Mycenae nimbi nimbus object observe opima Ovid Palamedes Pallas Pantheus passage Pelasgi Penates periphrasis poet poetical precisely present Priam quae queen raptatus bigis reader round sciz seat sense sentence ships shore Sichaeus side Sinon sire snatched spear story syrtes taking of Troy temple Tenedos term Teucrian thee thou Timavi tion trabes translation Trojans Troy's Tyrians Ulysses understand Venus verb vers Virgil Wagner walls waves weapons whole wholly winds words wretched
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