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Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, Cum sic orsa loqui vates : 'Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiada, facilis descensus Averno; Noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis; Sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, hie labor est.

Selections from Ovid and Virgil: a Shorter Handbook of Latin Poetry: With ... - Page 224
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Sir Gawain and the Classical Tradition: Essays on the Ancient Antecedents

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...picture of the netherworld is evocative of Vergil's description of hell: ...facilis descensus Averno: sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras. hoc opus, hie labor est... ...tenent media omnia silvae, Cocytosque sinu labens circumvenit atro [Aeneid. 6.126-32]. Further,...

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The Works of Samuel Johnson 4, Volume 4

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