Publii Virgilii; or, The works of Virgil: With copious notes, mythological, biographical, historical ... in English; comp. from the best commentators... Together with an ordo of the most intricate parts of the text, upon the same page with the text. Designed for the use of students in the colleges, academies, and other seminaries, in the United States... To which is added, A table of reference...N. & J. White, 1837 - 615 pages |
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Page xv
... turn his attention to philosophy . This , from his earliest years , had been his darling study , as he informs us in the latter part of the second Georgic ; and he wished to spend the remaining years of his life in contemplating the ...
... turn his attention to philosophy . This , from his earliest years , had been his darling study , as he informs us in the latter part of the second Georgic ; and he wished to spend the remaining years of his life in contemplating the ...
Page 1
... turn from him with dis- gust . The medium is the true course . To maintain this , however , at all times , is no easy matter . Theocritus was the only pastoral writer of eminence among the Greeks , and Virgil among the Romans . The ...
... turn from him with dis- gust . The medium is the true course . To maintain this , however , at all times , is no easy matter . Theocritus was the only pastoral writer of eminence among the Greeks , and Virgil among the Romans . The ...
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... turn . There is something agreeable in this picture of pastoral simplicity . He had mentioned the name of one , but had forgotten the name of the other . He turns to himself and asks : quis fuit alter ? but the name not recurring to him ...
... turn . There is something agreeable in this picture of pastoral simplicity . He had mentioned the name of one , but had forgotten the name of the other . He turns to himself and asks : quis fuit alter ? but the name not recurring to him ...
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... turn . According to fable , Saturn was the son of Calus and Terra , or Vesta . Calus confined in Tartarus all his sons , except Saturn ; who with the assistance of his mother , banished his father , and set his bro- thers at liberty ...
... turn . According to fable , Saturn was the son of Calus and Terra , or Vesta . Calus confined in Tartarus all his sons , except Saturn ; who with the assistance of his mother , banished his father , and set his bro- thers at liberty ...
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... 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 Admetus , king of Thessaly , and hired ...
... 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 Admetus , king of Thessaly , and hired ...
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Æneas Æneid æquore amor Anchises animis antè Apollo arma armis Ascanius atque auro Beotia called caput circùm cœlo contrà Creüsa cùm Dardanus Davidson death Deûm Dido Eneas erat Ergò etiam fata 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 quam Quid quis quod river Romans Ruæus says Rumus Rutuli sæpe says Heyne says Ruæus sense Servius signifies slain sunt super supra synec tantùm terga terras Teucri Thessaly Thrace tibi Trapp Trojans Troy Turnus urbe urbem Valpy Venus verb verò Virgil word