The works of Horace: with English notesJ. Allyn, 1878 - 588 pages |
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Page 242
... applied by Ovid ( Fast . ii . 320 ) to a girdle , and by Virgil ( Aen . xi . 579 ) to the thong of a sling ; where , as here , it represents the exact twisting of a cord . Plagae ' were nets of thick rope with which the woods were sur ...
... applied by Ovid ( Fast . ii . 320 ) to a girdle , and by Virgil ( Aen . xi . 579 ) to the thong of a sling ; where , as here , it represents the exact twisting of a cord . Plagae ' were nets of thick rope with which the woods were sur ...
Page 245
... Applied to Apollo as the deliverer of oracles and god of divination . 33. Sive ] See i . 3. 12 , n . Erycina ridens ' corresponds to poμμeidns ̓Αφροδίτη . Venus is called Erycina , from Mount Eryx in Sicily , where she had a temple ...
... Applied to Apollo as the deliverer of oracles and god of divination . 33. Sive ] See i . 3. 12 , n . Erycina ridens ' corresponds to poμμeidns ̓Αφροδίτη . Venus is called Erycina , from Mount Eryx in Sicily , where she had a temple ...
Page 249
... applied to the rich by Horace , and by Terence too , as Phormio ( i . 2. 20 ) : “ O ! regem me esse opportuit . " The Romans , after the expulsion of the kings , used the terms ' rex , ' ' regnum , ' ' regnare , ' for the most part , in ...
... applied to the rich by Horace , and by Terence too , as Phormio ( i . 2. 20 ) : “ O ! regem me esse opportuit . " The Romans , after the expulsion of the kings , used the terms ' rex , ' ' regnum , ' ' regnare , ' for the most part , in ...
Page 255
... applied to cold , corresponds to the oέeia xiv of Pindar , and penetrabile frigus ' of Virgil . But Horace also applies it to heat ( Epp . i . 10. 17 ) : " Cum semel accepit solem furi- bundus acutum . " In English , we say a sharp ...
... applied to cold , corresponds to the oέeia xiv of Pindar , and penetrabile frigus ' of Virgil . But Horace also applies it to heat ( Epp . i . 10. 17 ) : " Cum semel accepit solem furi- bundus acutum . " In English , we say a sharp ...
Page 256
... applied to the vessel containing it here , as in ' Graeca testa ' ( i . 20. 2 ) ; ' Laestrygonia amphora ' ( iii . 16. 34 ) . Sabine wine was not among the best , nor was it of the worst sort . It was a sweet wine , and probably after ...
... applied to the vessel containing it here , as in ' Graeca testa ' ( i . 20. 2 ) ; ' Laestrygonia amphora ' ( iii . 16. 34 ) . Sabine wine was not among the best , nor was it of the worst sort . It was a sweet wine , and probably after ...
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