The Georgics of Virgil: With the text of [Christian Gottlob] Heyne, literally and rhythmically transl. by W[illiam] Sewell. For the use of studentsLongman, 1846 - 162 pages |
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... coil , and like A river , through the Arctos twain , the Arctos That fear in ocean's level tide to bathe . There , as they say , either in silence dwells Untimely Night eternally , and ' neath Night's canopy are GEORGICS . 75 BOOK I.
... coil , and like A river , through the Arctos twain , the Arctos That fear in ocean's level tide to bathe . There , as they say , either in silence dwells Untimely Night eternally , and ' neath Night's canopy are GEORGICS . 75 BOOK I.
Page 76
... Night eternally , and ' neath Night's canopy are shadows gather'd thick . Or morn returns from us , and convoys back The day ; and when on us the earliest East Hath breathed with panting his coursers , there Its ' lated lamps doth ...
... Night eternally , and ' neath Night's canopy are shadows gather'd thick . Or morn returns from us , and convoys back The day ; and when on us the earliest East Hath breathed with panting his coursers , there Its ' lated lamps doth ...
Page 77
... night the stubble light , By night the arid meads are better mow'd . And one there is who to the winter lights ' Late fires unbroken vigils keeps , and points With sharpen'd steel his torches . All the while His tedious travail solacing ...
... night the stubble light , By night the arid meads are better mow'd . And one there is who to the winter lights ' Late fires unbroken vigils keeps , and points With sharpen'd steel his torches . All the while His tedious travail solacing ...
Page 79
... night Of storms with red right hand his bolts is mould- ing Motion wherewith the mighty earth doth quake- Fled have the forest tribes the hearts of mortals Throughout the nations crouching panic - awe Hath levell'd low . He with his ...
... night Of storms with red right hand his bolts is mould- ing Motion wherewith the mighty earth doth quake- Fled have the forest tribes the hearts of mortals Throughout the nations crouching panic - awe Hath levell'd low . He with his ...
Page 80
... night Long trails of flames gleam palely in their rear . Often light chaff and leaves wilt thou observe Flit as they fall , or on the water's face The floating feathers sport as in a dance . But from the quarter of the savage North When ...
... night Long trails of flames gleam palely in their rear . Often light chaff and leaves wilt thou observe Flit as they fall , or on the water's face The floating feathers sport as in a dance . But from the quarter of the savage North When ...
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æquor aëre æstas æther aliæ alta apibus armenta arva atque Bacchus beneath Cæsar canibus caput Ceres circum cœli cœlo corpora coursers cura curæ Cyrene deep deûm doth e'en earth edition etiam Eurus flocks flumina Frigidus frondes frumentis genus Grammar ground groves hæc hath haud heaven Hence herbæ herbas hiems hinc illa illæ illis illum ingenti Inque inter Interea ipsa ipsæ ipse Jamque læta læti latè Latin Mæcenas magìs magno malè medio mighty mollia moreo'er namque neath neque nocte Numina Nunc o'er ocean oleaster omnes Omnia omnis pecori pingues pingui plain plough primùm Primus quà quæ quæque Quàm Quid quis quoque quùm rastris sæpe sese shalt thou shower Sire soil sooth spring stabulis stream swain tantum Tayget tecta tectis tellus terga Terque terræ terram thee tibi toil tree tribe ulmos unto VALPY verò vines vomere winds woods
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Page 15 - Caesar, invidet, atque hominum queritur curare triumphos, quippe ubi fas versum atque nefas : tot bella per orbem, 505 tam multae scelerum facies, non ullus aratro dignus honos, squalent abductis arva colonis, et curvae rigidum falces conflantur in ensem.
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