Virgil: The EcloguesValpy, 1830 |
Vyhľadávanie v obsahu knihy
Výsledky 1 - 5 z 48.
Strana vi
... we have the high authority of Tacitus for the reality of those honors which were publicly lavished on the author . From him we learn that when some of his verses were recited on the stage , and the poet hap- vi BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
... we have the high authority of Tacitus for the reality of those honors which were publicly lavished on the author . From him we learn that when some of his verses were recited on the stage , and the poet hap- vi BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Strana vii
... verse the sublimest maxims of philosophy . Indeed , one consideration alone is sufficient to show us the excellence of Vir- gil in this particular - the uniform failure of his imitators . It is however much to be regretted that he was ...
... verse the sublimest maxims of philosophy . Indeed , one consideration alone is sufficient to show us the excellence of Vir- gil in this particular - the uniform failure of his imitators . It is however much to be regretted that he was ...
Strana ix
... verses with a wonderful sweetness and propriety ) the sixth book to Augustus ; and his sister Octa- via , who had just lost her son Marcellus , the dar- ling of Rome , and the adopted son of Augustus , made one of the audience , to ...
... verses with a wonderful sweetness and propriety ) the sixth book to Augustus ; and his sister Octa- via , who had just lost her son Marcellus , the dar- ling of Rome , and the adopted son of Augustus , made one of the audience , to ...
Strana xii
... that they would make no additions to the text , even for the purpose of sup- plying an unfinished verse . Virgil was certainly the most correct poet of his 7 time , as almost all the facts in the xii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
... that they would make no additions to the text , even for the purpose of sup- plying an unfinished verse . Virgil was certainly the most correct poet of his 7 time , as almost all the facts in the xii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Strana xiii
... verses with extreme severity , to dictate many lines in the morning , and to spend the rest of the day in cor- recting and reducing them to a less number . He compared himself to a she - bear which licks her cubs into shape . He was so ...
... verses with extreme severity , to dictate many lines in the morning , and to spend the rest of the day in cor- recting and reducing them to a less number . He compared himself to a she - bear which licks her cubs into shape . He was so ...
Iné vydania - Zobraziť všetky
Časté výrazy a frázy
Achilles Æneas Æneid ancient arms Augustus Augustus Cæsar Bacchus bear bees behold beneath betwixt breathe cæsura called Carthage Columella courser Creüsa crown'd Daphnis death deep Dido divine earth Eclogue Eneid ev'ry eyes fame fate father fear fire flame flocks flood foes fruit Georgics give goddess gods golden Grecian grove heav'n herds hero Homer honor imitate Italy Jove Julius Cæsar Juno Jupiter king labor land light Lille lordship Mantua Martyn mead Mopsus mountain night numbers nymphs o'er Ovid plain plants Pliny plough poem poet poetry Pollio pow'r praise Priam queen race Roman Rome round sacred says Segrais shade shepherds shore sire skies soil song spread spring Stawell steed strain streams swain sweet swell tempests thee Theocritus Thessaly thou Tityrus toil tow'rs translation trees Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian verse vines Virgil wave whence wild winds wine woes wood words wound