The Poems of VirgilLongmans, Green and Company, 1888 - 424 pages |
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Page 111
... Troy's high walls to meet death ! O thou , the bravest of the Danaan race , Tydeus ' son , why was it not mine to lay me low on Ilion's plains , and yield this fated life to thy right hand ? Aye , there it is that Hector , stern as in ...
... Troy's high walls to meet death ! O thou , the bravest of the Danaan race , Tydeus ' son , why was it not mine to lay me low on Ilion's plains , and yield this fated life to thy right hand ? Aye , there it is that Hector , stern as in ...
Page 116
... Troy's star set in grievous ruin , as , I sat balancing destiny against destiny . And now here is the same Fortune , pursuing the brave men she has so oft discomfited already , Mighty king , what end of sufferings hast thou to give them ...
... Troy's star set in grievous ruin , as , I sat balancing destiny against destiny . And now here is the same Fortune , pursuing the brave men she has so oft discomfited already , Mighty king , what end of sufferings hast thou to give them ...
Page 121
... Troy , if the name of Troy has ever chanced to pass through a Tyrian ear , wanderers over divers seas already , we have been driven by a storm's wild will upon your Libyan coasts . I am Æneas , styled the good , who am bearing with me ...
... Troy , if the name of Troy has ever chanced to pass through a Tyrian ear , wanderers over divers seas already , we have been driven by a storm's wild will upon your Libyan coasts . I am Æneas , styled the good , who am bearing with me ...
Page 127
... Troy - who can be ignorant of them the deeds and the doers , and all the blaze of that mighty war ? Not so blunt are the wits we Punic folk carry with us , not so wholly does the sun turn his back on our Tyrian town when he harnesses ...
... Troy - who can be ignorant of them the deeds and the doers , and all the blaze of that mighty war ? Not so blunt are the wits we Punic folk carry with us , not so wholly does the sun turn his back on our Tyrian town when he harnesses ...
Page 128
... Troy's cruel agonies - that makes us , poor remnants of Danaan fury , utterly spent by all the chances of land and sea , destitute of all , partners of its city , of its very palace ! To pay such a debt of gratitude , Dido , is more ...
... Troy's cruel agonies - that makes us , poor remnants of Danaan fury , utterly spent by all the chances of land and sea , destitute of all , partners of its city , of its very palace ! To pay such a debt of gratitude , Dido , is more ...
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Acestes Æneas altar Anchises armour arms Ascanius Assaracus Ausonian battle bids blazing blood breast breath clouds comrades cries cruel Danaans Daphnis Dardan darts death deep destiny Dido earth Euryalus eyes fate father Faunus fire flame fleet flies fling flying fury gates give glory goddess gods gold groan hand heart heaven horse hurls Ilion Iulus javelins Jove Juno Juturna king land Latian Latinus Latium leaves light lofty look maiden Messapus Mezentius mighty Mnestheus mother Mycenae night nymphs once Pallas Pergamus Phoebus Phrygian plain prayer Priam queen quivering race rising river rock round Rutulians sail Sergestus shade shield ships shore shout side sire song soul spear stand stars steeds steel stream sword Tarchon tears tell temple terror Teucrians thee thou Tiber tree Trojan Troy turn Turnus walls warrior waves weapons whole wind wings woods words wound youth