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Æneas Æneid ancient Annals antiquity appears argument atoms atque Attius attributed Augustan Aulus Gellius beauty Catullus character characteristic Cicero comedy contemplative death divine doctrines drama early poets early Roman earnest Empedocles energy enjoyment Ennius epic Epicureanism Epicurus existence expression familiar fancy favour Fcap feeling Fescennine verses force fragments genius gods Greece Greek heart Homer Horace human idea illustrate imagination implies impression inferred interest Julius Cæsar Lælius language Latin Latin language lines literary living Livius Andronicus Lucilius Lucretius mind modern moral Nævius native nature neque omnia oratory original outward Pacuvius passages passion philosophy poem poetical poetry political popular Punic quæ quod quoted religious Republic Roman poetry Roman poets Roman tragedy Rome satire Scipio Second Punic War sense sentiment Sophocles spirit strong style superstition sympathy taste things thought tion tone tragic truth verse Virgil whole words writers
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