Selections from Virgil's GeorgicsUniversity Press, 1921 - 124 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page xix
... give his son 1 G. II . 331-5 : see also 362-6 . 2 See G. II , 398-419 , describing how the farmer's operations come round with the changing months , each with its demand of toil and closing with the maxim “ Praise a large estate but ...
... give his son 1 G. II . 331-5 : see also 362-6 . 2 See G. II , 398-419 , describing how the farmer's operations come round with the changing months , each with its demand of toil and closing with the maxim “ Praise a large estate but ...
Page xx
... gives one a good notion of the situation of Virgil's early home between the hills and the river , Mincius , which tends to expand into marshes wherever it finds a plain , thus making the climate damp and subject to fogs . Sainte - Beuve ...
... gives one a good notion of the situation of Virgil's early home between the hills and the river , Mincius , which tends to expand into marshes wherever it finds a plain , thus making the climate damp and subject to fogs . Sainte - Beuve ...
Page xxv
... tops , your Menalcas had saved by his songs . " The lines seem to give a real picture of Virgil's farm as it dwelt in his memory and affection . Doubtless M. V. C he loved every field there and many a fancy of INTRODUCTION XXV.
... tops , your Menalcas had saved by his songs . " The lines seem to give a real picture of Virgil's farm as it dwelt in his memory and affection . Doubtless M. V. C he loved every field there and many a fancy of INTRODUCTION XXV.
Page xxx
... give ' rest ' to the fields . The rotation of crops is now an established rule in Britain but was not so until well into the 18th century . In so far Roman husbandry was for long in advance of our own . When we consider the state of ...
... give ' rest ' to the fields . The rotation of crops is now an established rule in Britain but was not so until well into the 18th century . In so far Roman husbandry was for long in advance of our own . When we consider the state of ...
Page xxxi
... give unjust decisions if a big enough bribe could be paid . Governors went out to their provinces poor and returned with fortunes . Roman Senators were in collusion with the pirates and shared their gains . The story of Cluentius whom ...
... give unjust decisions if a big enough bribe could be paid . Governors went out to their provinces poor and returned with fortunes . Roman Senators were in collusion with the pirates and shared their gains . The story of Cluentius whom ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aeneid aether alta Aristaeus arvis atque Augustus auras beauty bees birds caeli caelo Caesar calls casia Cicero clause Columella corn death denotes Divine Douglas Dr Fowler earth Eclogues emphasize Epicurean Epicurus epithet ĕre etiam expression farmer feeling Gallus Georgics Gods grafted Greek haec heaven hinc honour human illa inis ipsa ipse Italy Keightley King laborem labour laeta land Latin lines living Lucr Lucretian Lucretius Mackail Maecenas means medio mollia Nature neque nocte numina nunc omnia Orpheus Ovid Parthia passage phrase plant plough poem poet poetry probably Procne quae rastris refers renders rerum river Roman Rome Royds saepe saepta says scilicet seems sense Servius silvae spirit Suetonius suggests tamen terrae Theocritus things Thrace tibi tree umbra Varro verb verse vine Virgil Warde Fowler wind word writing young
Popular passages
Page xxviii - tis a passionate work!— yet wise and well; Well chosen is the spirit that is here; That Hulk which labours in the deadly swell, This rueful sky, this pageantry of fear!
Page xlv - Thus with the year Seasons return; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Page 20 - ... concidit et mixtum spumis vomit ore cruorem extremosque ciet gemitus. it tristis arator maerentem abiungens fraterna morte iuvencum, atque opere in medio defixa relinquit aratra.
Page 9 - Di patrii, indigetes, et Romule Vestaque mater, quae Tuscum Tiberim et Romana Palatia servas, hunc saltem everso iuvenem succurrere saeclo ne prohibete.
Page 8 - Auster, sol tibi signa dabit. solem quis dicere falsum audeat? ille etiam caecos instare tumultus saepe monet fraudemque et operta tumescere bella.
Page 17 - Et varios ponit fetus autumnus, et alte Mitis in apricis coquitur vindemia saxis. Interea dulces pendent circum oscula nati, Casta pudicitiam servat domus, ubera vaccae Lactea demittunt, pinguesque in gramine laeto 5*5 Inter se adversis luctantur cornibus haedi.
Page 28 - Taenarias etiam fauces, alta ostia Ditis, et caligantem nigra formidine lucum ingressus manesque adiit regemque tremendum nesciaque humanis precibus mansuescere corda. 470 at cantu commotae Erebi de sedibus imis umbrae ibant tenues simulacraque luce carentum...
Page 15 - Iustitia excedens terris vestigia fecit. me vero primum dulces ante omnia Musae, quarum sacra fero ingenti percussus amore, accipiant, caelique vias et sidera monstrent, defectus solis varios lunaeque labores ; unde tremor terris, qua vi maria alta tumescant obicibus ruptis rursusque in se ipsa residant, 48o quid tantum Oceano properent se tinguere soles hiberni, vel quae tardis mora noctibus obstet.
Page 2 - Pater ipse colendi Haud facilem esse viam voluit, primusque per artem Movit agros curis acuens mortalia corda, Nee torpere gravi passus sua regna veterno.
Page 28 - quis et me," inquit, " miseram et te perdidit, Orpheu, quis tantus furor ? en iterum crudelia retro fata vocant conditque natantia lumina somnus. iamque vale : feror ingenti circumdata nocte invalidasque tibi tendens, heu non tua, palmas...