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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...generation. Hence the true meaning of the following celebrated lines in Virgil: facilis descensus Averno, Noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis: Sed revocare...superasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, hie labor est. The gates of Hell are open night and day, Smooth the descent, and easy is the way; But to return, and... | |
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