Virgil's Aeneid: books I-XII |
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Page 21
... Italian race . ' ' In the part he plays he is con- ceived of as one chosen by the supreme purpose of the gods , as an instrument of their will , and thus necessarily unmoved by ordinary human impulses . The strength required in such an ...
... Italian race . ' ' In the part he plays he is con- ceived of as one chosen by the supreme purpose of the gods , as an instrument of their will , and thus necessarily unmoved by ordinary human impulses . The strength required in such an ...
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... Italian chief inspires one with compassionate interest as he strives to repel the foreign invaders and win back his promised bride . Other characters full of personal interest are Pallas , the brave but unfortunate son of Evander ...
... Italian chief inspires one with compassionate interest as he strives to repel the foreign invaders and win back his promised bride . Other characters full of personal interest are Pallas , the brave but unfortunate son of Evander ...
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... Italy . 2. Italiam for ad Italiam . In poetry the omission of prepositions is frequent before accusatives and ablatives of place ; the cases being sufficient to express , without prepositions , the relations of ' to , ' ' from , ' and ...
... Italy . 2. Italiam for ad Italiam . In poetry the omission of prepositions is frequent before accusatives and ablatives of place ; the cases being sufficient to express , without prepositions , the relations of ' to , ' ' from , ' and ...
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... Italy , was built on elevated ground , for greater security from attack . Perhaps , however , the reference is to its lofty walls . The main purpose of the Aeneid is indicated in these lines ; namely , to celebrate growth , in ...
... Italy , was built on elevated ground , for greater security from attack . Perhaps , however , the reference is to its lofty walls . The main purpose of the Aeneid is indicated in these lines ; namely , to celebrate growth , in ...
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... Italy , the end of their wanderings . The narrative , therefore , begins in the middle of the adventures which form the subject of the poem . What had previously transpired is related by Aeneas himself in the second and third books . 34 ...
... Italy , the end of their wanderings . The narrative , therefore , begins in the middle of the adventures which form the subject of the poem . What had previously transpired is related by Aeneas himself in the second and third books . 34 ...
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ablative ablative absolute Aeneas Aeneid aequis aequore aethere agmina alta Anchises animis Apollo arma armis ārum Ascanius atque ātus ātus sum auras āvī caelo caelum caput circum cursu Dardanus dative dextra dictis Dido dissyllable entis equos fata ferro freq genus Greek haec Haud Helenus Hinc Hunc Iamque illa Ille ingens inter interea ipse itus Juno Jupiter king Latin Latinus Latium litora manus medio meton Mezentius mihi Mnestheus moenia multa neque nunc omnes omnia omnis ōnis ōris ōrum Pallas pater pectore Priam primum procul pron pugnae quae quam Quid quis quod Roman Rutuli Rutulian sanguine sẽ ships slain subst super synaeresis tela terras Teucri tibi tmesis Trojan Troy Turnus ultro unda urbe urbem videt Virgil