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. Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis: accedunt clavis metrica, notulae Anglicae, et ... - Page 171by Virgil - 1829 - 491 pagesFull view - About this book
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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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