Aeneid; Books I to III: Partly in the Original and Partly in the English Verse Translation of James RhoadesClarendon Press, 1924 - 157 pages |
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... Rome after the victory at Munda in Spain in 45 B.C. , he was unquestioned master of the situation , and set about the work of pacification and consolidation . It might well have seemed that the constitution of Rome was already changed ...
... Rome after the victory at Munda in Spain in 45 B.C. , he was unquestioned master of the situation , and set about the work of pacification and consolidation . It might well have seemed that the constitution of Rome was already changed ...
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... Rome . A boy brought up at Rome during those early years could hardly have escaped from the atmosphere of political struggle and the more terrible dread of civil war . If he were of a poetic turn of mind and a peaceful disposition , he ...
... Rome . A boy brought up at Rome during those early years could hardly have escaped from the atmosphere of political struggle and the more terrible dread of civil war . If he were of a poetic turn of mind and a peaceful disposition , he ...
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... Rome Virgil soon made the acquaintance of men of letters and persons on the fringe of politics . The school of poetry then prevalent was under the influence of the late Greek literature of Alexandria ; its ideal was style and polish ...
... Rome Virgil soon made the acquaintance of men of letters and persons on the fringe of politics . The school of poetry then prevalent was under the influence of the late Greek literature of Alexandria ; its ideal was style and polish ...
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... Rome's greatness and her mission is fast becoming a religion . It was indeed this religion which was the inspiring motive of the Aeneid , which occupied Virgil for the last ten years of his life and was even left unfinished at his death ...
... Rome's greatness and her mission is fast becoming a religion . It was indeed this religion which was the inspiring motive of the Aeneid , which occupied Virgil for the last ten years of his life and was even left unfinished at his death ...
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... Rome . A great vision of the future seemed to be opening , and a poet might well find in it an inspiration unknown to any before him . There is some reason for thinking that Virgil at one time contemplated But he must soon have a poem ...
... Rome . A great vision of the future seemed to be opening , and a poet might well find in it an inspiration unknown to any before him . There is some reason for thinking that Virgil at one time contemplated But he must soon have a poem ...
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Achates Achilles Aeneas Aeneas's Aeneid Aeolus altar Anchises ancient Andromache animis Apollo arms Ascanius atque caesura CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ Carthage circum citadel comrades conj Coroebus Creusa CRUZ The University Danaan Danai Danaum Dardan destiny Dido fate father fire goddess gods Greek haec hand harbour Harpies heaven Hector Helenus hinc Iliad indecl inis intr Italy itum Iulus Juno Juno's Jupiter king land Latium limina litora manu mighty mihi moenia Mycenae Neoptolemus numina nunc o'er ōris Ortygia ōrum palace Pallas partic Penates Phrygian plur poem Polydorus prep Priam Pyrrhus quae quod Roman Rome round sail ships shore shrine Sicily Sinon storm story syllable Teucer Teucrians thee thine thou tibi Troia Trojans Troy Troy's Ulysses University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA urbem Venus verb Virgil vowel wind word
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Page 21 - Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Lavinaque venit litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum, saevae memorem lunonis ob iram, multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum Albanique patres atque altae moenia Romae.
Page 23 - Haec ubi dicta, cavum conversa cuspide montem impulit in latus : ac venti, velut agmine facto, qua data porta, ruunt et terras turbine perflant.
Page 54 - Tempus erat, quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono divum gratissima serpit.
Page 71 - Haec ubi dicta dedit, lacrimantem et multa volentem 790 dicere deseruit, tenuisque recessit in auras. Ter conatus ibi collo dare bracchia circum : ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago, par levibus ventis volucrique simillima somno.
Page 54 - O lux Dardaniae, spes o fidissima Teucrum, ' Quae tantae tenuere morae ? quibus Hector ab oris ' Exspectate venis ? ut te post multa tuorum ' Funera, post varios hominumque urbisque labores ' Defessi aspicimus ! quae causa indigna serenos 285 'Foedavit voltus? aut cur haec volnera cerno?' Ille nihil ; nee me quaerentem vana moratur : Sed graviter gemitus imo de pectore ducens, ' Heu ! fuge, nate dea, teque his, ' ait,
Page 90 - Aetna ruinis interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit: interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis 575 erigit eructans liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat fundoque exaestuat imo.
Page 57 - Juvenes, fortissima frustra pectora, si vobis audentem extrema cupido certa sequi, quae sit rebus fortuna videtis : 350 excessere omnes, adytis arisque relictis, di, quibus imperium hoc steterat ; succurritis urbi incensae ; moriamur et in media arma ruamus. una salus victis, nullam sperare salutem.
Page 35 - inquit ' Achate, quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris ? 460 En Priamus ! Sunt hic etiam sua praemia laudi ; sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. Solve metus ; feret haec aliquam tibi fama salutem.
Page 26 - Libyae vertuntur ad oras. est in secessu longo locus: insula portum efficit obiectu laterum, quibus omnis ab alto 160 frangitur inque sinus scindit sese unda reductos.
Page 36 - Tydides multa vastabat caede cruentus, ardentisque avertit equos in castra, prius quam pabula gustassent Troiae Xanthumque bibissent, Parte alia fugiens amissis Troi'lus armis, infelix puer atque impar congressus Achilli...