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 iv
... appears to have been pared 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 , PA.
... appears to have been pared 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 , PA.
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... kind of writing . All succeeding poets have taken him as their model , and found the surest way to success to be , to copy his beauties . It is true , he was much indebted to Theocritus , who was the first pastoral writer of eminence ...
... kind of writing . All succeeding poets have taken him as their model , and found the surest way to success to be , to copy his beauties . It is true , he was much indebted to Theocritus , who was the first pastoral writer of eminence ...
Page xiv
... kind in view ; but whether it was , what the Eneid afterwards proved to be , is uncertain . The subject of the poem is the removal of a colony of Trojans from Asia Minor , under the conduct of Æneas , and their settlement in Italy . The ...
... kind in view ; but whether it was , what the Eneid afterwards proved to be , is uncertain . The subject of the poem is the removal of a colony of Trojans from Asia Minor , under the conduct of Æneas , and their settlement in Italy . The ...
Page 1
... kind of poetry possess any pe- culiar charms ? Is it difficult in execution ? At what age did he begin this part of his ' works ? In what year of Rome ? How many years did he spend in writing Who among the Greeks was the first pas- the ...
... kind of poetry possess any pe- culiar charms ? Is it difficult in execution ? At what age did he begin this part of his ' works ? In what year of Rome ? How many years did he spend in writing Who among the Greeks was the first pas- the ...
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... kind is removed ; and we have a beautiful representation of Melibaus's possessions ; which consisted in a few acres of land , lying adjacent to his cottage , the roof of which just rose above the corn that was planted around it , and ...
... kind is removed ; and we have a beautiful representation of Melibaus's possessions ; which consisted in a few acres of land , lying adjacent to his cottage , the roof of which just rose above the corn that was planted around it , and ...
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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