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What a sublime epic of itself is the account of the sack of Troy ! what a tragedy of passion and fate is presented in the story of Dido ! Indeed , the student will find in the Aeneid many dramatic scenes , many vivid pictures of life ...
What a sublime epic of itself is the account of the sack of Troy ! what a tragedy of passion and fate is presented in the story of Dido ! Indeed , the student will find in the Aeneid many dramatic scenes , many vivid pictures of life ...
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The character of the ill - fated queen Dido is strong . Hers was a generous and trusting , but pure and noble soul . Her succumbing to the fatal passion was brought about by divine agency . The queen's real nature is exhibited when she ...
The character of the ill - fated queen Dido is strong . Hers was a generous and trusting , but pure and noble soul . Her succumbing to the fatal passion was brought about by divine agency . The queen's real nature is exhibited when she ...
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The fate of this daring Italian chief inspires one with compassionate interest as he strives to repel the foreign ... who by the fates was not permitted to leave Troy with her husband and son ; the aged Acestes , who performs the part ...
The fate of this daring Italian chief inspires one with compassionate interest as he strives to repel the foreign ... who by the fates was not permitted to leave Troy with her husband and son ; the aged Acestes , who performs the part ...
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The exordium : " Arms I sing , and the man , driven by fate from his native Ilium : who endured many hardships of land and ... Thus are indicated briefly the contents of the entire poem : Aeneas , obedi- ent to the fates and to the gods ...
The exordium : " Arms I sing , and the man , driven by fate from his native Ilium : who endured many hardships of land and ... Thus are indicated briefly the contents of the entire poem : Aeneas , obedi- ent to the fates and to the gods ...
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The reply to the questions addressed above to the Muse . present occasion for the hostility of Juno toward Aeneas is her apprehension for the fate of Carthage , which is destined to be overthrown by the future Rome ( 12-22 ) ; besides ...
The reply to the questions addressed above to the Muse . present occasion for the hostility of Juno toward Aeneas is her apprehension for the fate of Carthage , which is destined to be overthrown by the future Rome ( 12-22 ) ; besides ...
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ablative accusative Aeneas ancient Apollo arma armis arms atque ātus āvī bear body bring called carry cause circum cover dative death descend direct entis et al expression fall fate father freq give gods Greek haec hand Haud Hinc honor horse inter ipse Italy join Jupiter king land Latin look manus means mihi mind moenia multa nunc omnes one's ōris ōrum pass pater pertaining present quae quam Quid quis quod refers river Roman round sail ships side subst super temple terras things tibi town Trojan Troy turn Turnus urbem Venus Virgil wind
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| Title | Virgil's Aeneid: books I-XII |
| Author | Virgil |
| Editor | Henry Simmons Frieze |
| Publisher | American Book Company, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 342 pages |
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