Publii Virgilii; or, The works of Virgil: With copious notes, mythological, biographical, historical ... in English; comp. from the best commentators... Together with an ordo of the most intricate parts of the text, upon the same page with the text. Designed for the use of students in the colleges, academies, and other seminaries, in the United States... To which is added, A table of reference...N. & J. White, 1837 - 615 pages |
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Page xiii
... poet conferred a greater favor upon Augustus , by immortalizing this act of his beneficence , than he did by restoring to him his lands . The others were written upon various occasions , and for various purposes . The Eclogues were ...
... poet conferred a greater favor upon Augustus , by immortalizing this act of his beneficence , than he did by restoring to him his lands . The others were written upon various occasions , and for various purposes . The Eclogues were ...
Page xiv
... poet soon commenced the Eneid an epic or heroic poem . This is the noblest species of poetic composition , re- quiring a correct judgment , a lively imagination , and an universal knowledge . Virgil possessed them all in a high degree ...
... poet soon commenced the Eneid an epic or heroic poem . This is the noblest species of poetic composition , re- quiring a correct judgment , a lively imagination , and an universal knowledge . Virgil possessed them all in a high degree ...
Page xv
... poet complied with the request of his prince ; and for this purpose , selected the second , fourth , and sixth books . Into this last , he had incorpo- rated , with an ingenious hand , the funeral rites of Marcellus , who died a short ...
... poet complied with the request of his prince ; and for this purpose , selected the second , fourth , and sixth books . Into this last , he had incorpo- rated , with an ingenious hand , the funeral rites of Marcellus , who died a short ...
Page 1
... poet were to make his shepherd talk like a courtier , a philosopher , or a statesman , we should immediately ... poet of eminence ? What did he call his pastorals ? What did Virgil denominate his ? In what light are we to consider Virgil ...
... poet were to make his shepherd talk like a courtier , a philosopher , or a statesman , we should immediately ... poet of eminence ? What did he call his pastorals ? What did Virgil denominate his ? In what light are we to consider Virgil ...
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... poet applies to the son of Pollio . It was not fulfilled in him . For he died on the ninth day after his birth . It was , how- ever , actually fulfilled in about forty years afterwards , when the Savior appeared . Some suppose that the poet ...
... poet applies to the son of Pollio . It was not fulfilled in him . For he died on the ninth day after his birth . It was , how- ever , actually fulfilled in about forty years afterwards , when the Savior appeared . Some suppose that the poet ...
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Æneas Æneid æquore amor Anchises animis antè Apollo arma armis Ascanius atque auro Beotia called caput circùm cœlo contrà Creüsa cùm Dardanus Davidson death Deûm Dido Eneas erat Ergò etiam fata fortuna genus Geor gods Greeks hæc haud Hence Heyne reads Hinc hunc illa ille illi Infelix ingens inter Intereà ipsa ipse Italy Jamque Juno Jupiter Juturna king Latinus litora longè magno manu meaning meton Mezentius mihi Mnestheus Multa Namque neque NOTES numina nunc omnes omnia omnis pater poet prælia Priam primùm procul properly quæ quam Quid quis quod river Romans Ruæus says Rumus Rutuli sæpe says Heyne says Ruæus sense Servius signifies slain sunt super supra synec tantùm terga terras Teucri Thessaly Thrace tibi Trapp Trojans Troy Turnus urbe urbem Valpy Venus verb verò Virgil word