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... |
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... appears to have been apared with much labour and care . I have no doubt that a work of this kind ld be of essential advantage to classical students , especially to those who . have not made considerable progress in the Latin language ,
... appears to have been apared with much labour and care . I have no doubt that a work of this kind ld be of essential advantage to classical students , especially to those who . have not made considerable progress in the Latin language ,
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It is a fact worthy of notice , that he was the introducer , and at the same tiine the perfector , of this kind of writing . All succeeding poets have taken him as their model , and found the surest way to success to be , to copy his ...
It is a fact worthy of notice , that he was the introducer , and at the same tiine the perfector , of this kind of writing . All succeeding poets have taken him as their model , and found the surest way to success to be , to copy his ...
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... alludes to it in the sixth Eclogue in these words : Cùm canerem reges et prælia , Cynthius aurem Vellit et admonuit : Pastorem , Tityre , pingues Pascere oportet oves , deductum dicere carmen . He probably had something of the kind ...
... alludes to it in the sixth Eclogue in these words : Cùm canerem reges et prælia , Cynthius aurem Vellit et admonuit : Pastorem , Tityre , pingues Pascere oportet oves , deductum dicere carmen . He probably had something of the kind ...
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At what age did he begin this part of his Does this kind of poetry possess any pe- ' works ? culiar charms ? In what year of Rome ? Is it difficult in execution ? Who among the Greeks was the first pas- the Eclogues ?
At what age did he begin this part of his Does this kind of poetry possess any pe- ' works ? culiar charms ? In what year of Rome ? Is it difficult in execution ? Who among the Greeks was the first pas- the Eclogues ?
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But it is well priety of this kind is removed ; and we have known that the Germans extended their a beautiful representation of Melibeus's conquests beyond that river , and effected possessions ; which consisted in a few acres ...
But it is well priety of this kind is removed ; and we have known that the Germans extended their a beautiful representation of Melibeus's conquests beyond that river , and effected possessions ; which consisted in a few acres ...
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