Selections from the Aeneid of Virgil: Comprising the First, Second, Third, and Sixth Books. With Examination Questions, Notes, and a Vocabulary |
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... poet Lucretius died . Instead of adopt- ing a profession , he seems to have proceeded to Neapolis to prosecute still further his favourite studies . Here he became the pupil of the Greek Parthenius , an author of considerable popularity ...
... poet Lucretius died . Instead of adopt- ing a profession , he seems to have proceeded to Neapolis to prosecute still further his favourite studies . Here he became the pupil of the Greek Parthenius , an author of considerable popularity ...
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... poets and writers enjoyed his patronage and generosity . By his advice Virgil repaired to Rome to entreat Augustus for the restoration of his property . Virgil's poetic talent and literary success were a powerful recommendation to the ...
... poets and writers enjoyed his patronage and generosity . By his advice Virgil repaired to Rome to entreat Augustus for the restoration of his property . Virgil's poetic talent and literary success were a powerful recommendation to the ...
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... was induced to undertake a poem on agricultural subjects , a work of higher pretensions than any he had hitherto attempted . Whilst engaged on the Georgics , he resided principally at Neapolis , a favourite LIFE OF VIRGIL .
... was induced to undertake a poem on agricultural subjects , a work of higher pretensions than any he had hitherto attempted . Whilst engaged on the Georgics , he resided principally at Neapolis , a favourite LIFE OF VIRGIL .
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... poem with scrupulous care , every morning inditing a large number of verses , and at night revising , condensing ... poetic inspi- ration ; but his fast declining health evidently caused him to change his design . After he had been a few ...
... poem with scrupulous care , every morning inditing a large number of verses , and at night revising , condensing ... poetic inspi- ration ; but his fast declining health evidently caused him to change his design . After he had been a few ...
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... poets were in the habit of affixing a letter to certain words , as in gnarus for narus ; gnavus for navus ; gnatus for natus ; and gnaviter for naviter . Synæresis , the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one , by sup ...
... poets were in the habit of affixing a letter to certain words , as in gnarus for narus ; gnavus for navus ; gnatus for natus ; and gnaviter for naviter . Synæresis , the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one , by sup ...
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Æneas Anchises ancient Apollo āre āri arma armis arms atque ātum belonging body bring called carry circum construction cover daughter death Decline derivation difference Distinguish ĕre Explain expression fall father figure follow freq Give gods govern Greeks hæc hand heaven horse inter ipse īre island Italy Juno Jupiter king land leave littora manus means mihi mountain omnis ōris Parse pater poets present Priam quæ quam quum raise refers river Roman Rome round sacred sense sentence ship side slain speech stand subj Synonyms temple terra thing tibi town Translate Trojan Troy turn Venus verb Virgil wind
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Page 95 - ... infelix Dido, verus mihi nuntius ergo venerat exstinctam ferroque extrema secutam? funeris heu tibi causa fui ? per sidera iuro, per superos et si qua fides tellure sub ima est, invitus, regina, tuo de litore cessi.
Page 88 - Spelunca alta fuit vastoque immanis hiatu, Scrupea, tuta lacu nigro nemorumque tenebris, Quam super haud ullae poterant impune volantes Tendere iter pennis : talis sese halitus atris 240 Faucibus effundens supera ad convexa ferebat ; [Unde locum Graii dixerunt nomine Aornon...
Page 27 - At last, having been before advised by Hector's ghost, and now by the appearance of his mother Venus, he is prevailed upon to leave the town, and settle his household gods in another country. In order to this, he carries off his father on his shoulders, and leads his little son by the hand, his wife following him behind. When he comes to the place appointed for the general rendezvous, he finds a great confluence of people, but misses his wife, whose ghost afterwards appears to him, and tells him...
Page 53 - Ter conatus ibi collo dare bracchia circum, Ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago, Par levibus ventis volucrique simillima somno.
Page 43 - Janua, et emoti procumbunt cardine postes. Fit via vi ; rumpunt aditus, primosque trucidant Immissi Danai, et late loca milite complent. 495 Non sic, aggeribus ruptis cum spumeus amnis Exiit, oppositasque evicit gurgite moles, Fertur in arva furens cumulo, camposque per omnis Cum stabulis armenta trahit.
Page 94 - Quaesitor Minos urnam movet; ille silentum Conciliumque vocat vitasque et crimina discit. Proxima deinde tenent maesti loca, qui sibi letum Insontes peperere manu, lucemque perosi 435 Proiecere animas. Quam vellent aethere in alto Nunc et pauperiem et duros perferre labores ! Fas obstat, tristique palus inamabilis unda Alligat, et noviens Styx interfusa coercet.
Page 105 - Nunc age, Dardaniam prolem quae deinde sequatur Gloria, qui maneant Itala de gente nepotes, Illustres animas nostrumque in nomen ituras, Expediam dictis, et ,te tua fata docebo.
Page 104 - Has omnes, ubi mille rotam volvere per annos, " Lethaeum ad fluvium deus evocat agmine magno, •' Scilicet immemores supera ut convexa revisant, 750 " Rursus et incipiant in corpora velle reverti.
Page 27 - Et quorum pars magna fui. Quis talia fando Myrmidonum Dolopumve aut duri miles Ulixi Temperet a lacrimis ! et iam nox umida caelo Praecipitat, suadentque cadentia sidera somnos.
Page 100 - ... regifico luxu ; Furiarum maxima juxta 605 accubat, et manibus prohibet contingere mensas, exsurgitque facem attollens, atque intonat ore. ' Hie, quibus invisi fratres, dum vita manebat, pulsatusve parens, et fraus innexa clienti, aut qui divitiis soli incubuere repertis...