Quippe ubi fas versum atque nefas: tot bella per orbem, 505 Tam multae scelerum facies; non ullus aratro Dignus honos; squalent abductis arva colonis, Et curvae rigidum falces conflantur in ensem. Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis - Page 47by Virgil - 1842 - 600 pagesFull view - About this book
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...crisis like this, where: ... fas versum atque nefas: tot bella per orbem, tam multae scelerum fades, non ullus aratro dignus honos, squalent abductis arva colonis, et curvae rigidum fakes conflantur in ensem. (505—08) right and wrong are inverted; where there are so many wars throughout... | |
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