The works of Virgil tr. into English prose [by J. Davidson]. With the Lat. text., and notes |
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... land appears , sky and ocean all around ; a dark lead - coloured watery cloud stood over his head , bringing on night and storm ; and the waves became horrid with darkness . The pilot Palinurus himself from the lofty stern exclaims , Ah ...
... land appears , sky and ocean all around ; a dark lead - coloured watery cloud stood over his head , bringing on night and storm ; and the waves became horrid with darkness . The pilot Palinurus himself from the lofty stern exclaims , Ah ...
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... land be more welcome to me , or where I would sooner choose to put in my weather - beaten ships , than that which preserves for me Trojan Acestes , and in its womb contains the bones of my father An- chises ? This said , they make ...
... land be more welcome to me , or where I would sooner choose to put in my weather - beaten ships , than that which preserves for me Trojan Acestes , and in its womb contains the bones of my father An- chises ? This said , they make ...
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... lands allotted to me by fate , or the Ausonian Tyber , whatever river that is . He said ; when from the bottom of the shrine a slippery snake emerging , his huge bulk collected in seven circling spires , trailed along his seven- fold ...
... lands allotted to me by fate , or the Ausonian Tyber , whatever river that is . He said ; when from the bottom of the shrine a slippery snake emerging , his huge bulk collected in seven circling spires , trailed along his seven- fold ...
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... land swifter than the wind or winged arrow , and lodged herself in the harbour's deep recess . Then Anchises ' son , having assembled all in form , proclaims Cloanthus conqueror , by the loud voice of the herald , and crowns his temples ...
... land swifter than the wind or winged arrow , and lodged herself in the harbour's deep recess . Then Anchises ' son , having assembled all in form , proclaims Cloanthus conqueror , by the loud voice of the herald , and crowns his temples ...
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... lands and seas , visited so many inhospitable rocks and barbarous climes , are driven about ; while along the wide ... land , and the realms to which they were by fate invited ; when on equal poised wings the goddess mounted into the ...
... lands and seas , visited so many inhospitable rocks and barbarous climes , are driven about ; while along the wide ... land , and the realms to which they were by fate invited ; when on equal poised wings the goddess mounted into the ...
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Acestes acies Æneæ Ænean Æneas æquore agmina alta alto Anchises animis arma armis arms Ascanius atque auras Ausonian bello blood breast castra chariot circum cœlo cursu Dardanus darts death dedit Deûm dextrâ dictis Eneas equos Euryalus fata fate father Faunus ferro flames fortuna fury genus gods hæc hand hath Haud heaven hero Hinc honour Hunc illa Ille ingens inter interea ipse Jamque javelin Jove Juno Juturna juventus king Latinus Latium litora lofty longè manu medio Messapus Mezentius midst mihi Mnestheus moenia Multa muros neque nequicquam Nisus nunc omnes omnia omnis Pallas pater pectore procul pugnæ quæ quam Quid Quò quod quos rage Rutuli Rutulians sacred sanguine sese soul spear steeds super sword talia Tarchon tela terga Teucri thee thou tibi Trojans troops Troy Turnus Tuscan ultro urbem urbes verò viros waves wound youth
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Page 64 - Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, Cum sic orsa loqui vates : ' Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiada, facilis descensus Averno ; Noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis ; Sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, hie labor est.
Page 438 - Tune hinc spoliis indute meorum eripiare mihi? Pallas te hoc vulnere, Pallas immolat et poenam scelerato ex sanguine sumit.
Page 122 - o fidi Troiae, salvete, penates : hie domus, haec patria est. genitor mihi talia namque (nunc repeto) Anchises fatorum arcana reliquit : ' cum te, nate, fames ignota ad litora vectum accisis coget dapibus consumere mensas, 125 tum sperare domos defessus ibique memento prima locare manu molirique aggere tecta.
Page 84 - 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 82 - Continuo auditae voces, vagitus et ingens, infantumque animae flentes in limine primo, quos dulcis vitae exsortes et ab ubere raptos abstulit atra dies et funere mersit acerbo ; hos juxta falso damnati crimine mortis.
Page 138 - His ubi nequiquam dictis experta Latinum contra stare videt, penitusque in viscera lapsum serpentis furiale malum, totamque pererrat, 375 tum vero infelix, ingentibus excita monstris, immensam sine more furit lymphata per urbem: ceu quondam torto volitans sub verbere turbo, quem pueri magno in gyro vacua atria circum intenti ludo exercent; ille actus habena 380 curvatis fertur spatiis; stupet inscia supra impubesque manus, mirata volubile buxum; dant animos plagae.
Page 94 - Districti pendent; sedet aeternumque sedebit Infelix Theseus ; Phlegyasque miserrimus omnes Admonet, et magna testatur voce per umbras : < Discite justitiam moniti, et non temnere divos.
Page 276 - Mantua, dives avis, sed non genus omnibus unum : gens illi triplex, populi sub gente quaterni, ipsa caput populis, Tusco de sanguine vires...
Page 208 - Alta petunt : pelago credas innare revulsas Cycladas aut montes concurrere montibus altos, tanta mole viri turritis puppibus instant.
Page 74 - Quam multa in silvis autumni frigore primo Lapsa cadunt folia, aut ad terram gurgite ab alto 310 Quam multae glomerantur aves, ubi frigidus annus Trans pontum fugat et terris immittit apricis.