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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... Follows then The shout of sailor , and the screak of cordage ; Clouds snatch from Trojan eyes , the sky , the day ; Black on the sea broods night ; thunder the poles , And ether flashes lightning ; all things round Threaten death ...
... Follows then The shout of sailor , and the screak of cordage ; Clouds snatch from Trojan eyes , the sky , the day ; Black on the sea broods night ; thunder the poles , And ether flashes lightning ; all things round Threaten death ...
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... Follows , in long train feeding through the vallies ; He stands , and from Achates ' faithful bearing , Snatching his bow and swift - sped arrows , first The leaders , carrying high their antlered heads Arboreous , overthrows ; the ...
... Follows , in long train feeding through the vallies ; He stands , and from Achates ' faithful bearing , Snatching his bow and swift - sped arrows , first The leaders , carrying high their antlered heads Arboreous , overthrows ; the ...
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... follow- ing , which is the universally received interpretation of this passage ; [ belli ] porta dira , quia dei diri et abominandi , clauditur ferro et compagibus arctis , seu vinculis , h . e . foribus serratis . ( Ex- curs . 9. ad En ...
... follow- ing , which is the universally received interpretation of this passage ; [ belli ] porta dira , quia dei diri et abominandi , clauditur ferro et compagibus arctis , seu vinculis , h . e . foribus serratis . ( Ex- curs . 9. ad En ...
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... follow the facts ' prominences . ( h ) With primal omens , by her father plight ( ƒ ) V. 335. — Haud equidem tali me dignor honore . Not referring specially to Multa tibi ante aras , & c . , but gene- rally to the whole of Eneas's ...
... follow the facts ' prominences . ( h ) With primal omens , by her father plight ( ƒ ) V. 335. — Haud equidem tali me dignor honore . Not referring specially to Multa tibi ante aras , & c . , but gene- rally to the whole of Eneas's ...
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... a plausible pretext for the apprehension expressed ( if not felt ) by Dido ( En . iv , 325 ) , that Pygmalion would follow her , and make war upon Carthage . incorrectness in the double construc- tion , aerea surgebant and THE ENEIS . 29.
... a plausible pretext for the apprehension expressed ( if not felt ) by Dido ( En . iv , 325 ) , that Pygmalion would follow her , and make war upon Carthage . incorrectness in the double construc- tion , aerea surgebant and THE ENEIS . 29.
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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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