Vergil, Issue 2Critical analysis of Vergil and his works. |
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Aeneas Aeneid ancient answer appear Augustus authority battle beautiful beginning bringing brought Caesar called Catullus century character classical clear connection critics death developed Dido doubt Eclogues Edited empire epic evidence expression fall father feeling fifth followed fourth friends gave Georgics give given gods Greece Greek hand hero Homer honour Horace idea instance interest Italian Italy Julius kind king land language Latin learned legend less lines literary literature Lives Lucretius Master mother narrative natural Octavianus once origin passages passion period poem poet poetical poetry Pollio present probably remains remarked represented Roman Rome says seems seen Sicily sixth sometimes sound speaks spirit story style Suggestions supposed taken takes things third thought tion traces tradition Trojan Troy Turnus various Vergil verses writers written
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Page 104 - Nox erat et placidum carpebant fessa soporem corpora per terras, silvaeque et saeva quierant aequora, cum medio volvuntur sidera lapsu, cum tacet omnis ager, pecudes pictaeque volucres, quaeque lacus late liquidos quaeque aspera dumis rura tenent, somno positae sub nocte silenti.
Page 30 - Syronis eras, et pauper agelle, verum illi domino tu quoque divitiae, me tibi et hos una mecum quos semper amavi, si quid de patria tristius audiero, commendo, in primisque patrem. tu nunc eris illi Mantua quod fuerat quodque Cremona prius.
Page 79 - Varioque ? ego cur, acquirere pauca 55 si possum, invideor, cum lingua Catonis et Enni sermonem patrium ditaverit et nova rerum nomina protulerit? licuit semperque licebit signatum praesente nota producere nomen.
Page 79 - In verbis etiam tenuis cautusque serendis, Dixeris egregie notum si callida verbum Reddiderit junctura novum. Si forte necesse est Indiciis monstrare recentibus abdita rerum, Fingere cinctutis non exaudita Cethegis Continget, dabiturque licentia sumpta pudenter ; Et nova fictaque nuper habebunt verba fidem si Graeco fonte cadant, parce detorta.
Page 107 - As the object of the series is educational, care is taken to impart information in a systematic and thorough way, while an intelligent interest in the writers and their works is sought to be aroused by a clear and attractive style of treatment.
Page 103 - An memorem portus Lucrinoque addita claustra Atque indignatum magnis stridoribus aequor, lulia qua ponto longe sonat unda refuso Tyrrhenusque fretis immittitur aestus Avernis?
Page 25 - Sabine ; iam valete, formosi. nos ad beatos vela mittimus portus, magni petentes docta dicta Sironis, vitamque ab omni vindicabimus cura.