The eclogues, georgics, and moretum of Virgil: With explanatory notes and a lexiconEldredge & Brother, 1878 - 307 pages |
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... plant . Ordine , in order rows . Vines were set in quincunx order . Georg . 2 , 277. 75 . Ite , go on now before me . 76. Viridi moss - covered . Pro- jectus , stretched at length , lying . 78. Me pascente , i . e . with me as your ...
... plant . Ordine , in order rows . Vines were set in quincunx order . Georg . 2 , 277. 75 . Ite , go on now before me . 76. Viridi moss - covered . Pro- jectus , stretched at length , lying . 78. Me pascente , i . e . with me as your ...
Page 124
... plant of poison = poisonous plant ; veneni is gen . of quality , without an accompanying adjective . 25. Assyr- ium , Assyrian Eastern . Volgo , everywhere . 26. At marks an- other transition . Simul , as soon as , for simul ac ( atque ) ...
... plant of poison = poisonous plant ; veneni is gen . of quality , without an accompanying adjective . 25. Assyr- ium , Assyrian Eastern . Volgo , everywhere . 26. At marks an- other transition . Simul , as soon as , for simul ac ( atque ) ...
Page 137
... plant " crowfoot , " ranunculus ; whose effect , when eaten , was to distort the muscles of the face , as in laughter ; and hence the proverbial expression " sardonic smile " ( laugh , grin ) , to denote forced and unnatural laughter ...
... plant " crowfoot , " ranunculus ; whose effect , when eaten , was to distort the muscles of the face , as in laughter ; and hence the proverbial expression " sardonic smile " ( laugh , grin ) , to denote forced and unnatural laughter ...
Page 150
... planting , that he has imitated the Works and Days . Virgil's arrangement of his topics is at once the most natural , and that which best carries his reader along with him . He begins with the preparation of the inert mass of earth and ...
... planting , that he has imitated the Works and Days . Virgil's arrangement of his topics is at once the most natural , and that which best carries his reader along with him . He begins with the preparation of the inert mass of earth and ...
Page 151
... plants , labor and invention are shown to be the result of Jupi- ter's succession to the throne of heaven . The instruments of agri- culture are described ; miscellaneous directions regarding the thresh- ing - floor , the indications of ...
... plants , labor and invention are shown to be the result of Jupi- ter's succession to the throne of heaven . The instruments of agri- culture are described ; miscellaneous directions regarding the thresh- ing - floor , the indications of ...
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ablat absol accus adeo aequor aëre alta amor Apollo āre āri atque atum ātus āvi Bacchus bees Boeotia caeli caelo Caesar canibus carmina circum comp conj Corydon ctum cura Damoetas Daphnis dative Eclogue ĕre ĕris etiam ferre fetus flumina Georgics Greek accus haec hence herba Hinc ignis illa illis illum inis inter intr Iollas ipsa ipse ĭtum labor magis Mantua manu means Menalcas mihi MORETUM Multa namque neque nobis Nunc nymph omnes omnia orbem ōris ōrum partic pastoral pecori pingues pinguis poet poetical prep primum pron quae Quam Quid quis Quod quoque rastris Roman saepe semper shepherd silvae silvis subjunct sunt super tamen tantum terra Theocritus tibi Tityrus trees ulmos umbra unda verse vines Virgil
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Page 15 - Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti 55 saepe levi somnum suadebit inire susurro ; hinc alta sub rupe canet frondator ad auras ; nec tamen interea raucae, tua cura, palumbes, nec gemere ae'ria cessabit turtur ab ulmo.
Page 13 - TITYRE, tu patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi Silvestrem tenui Musam meditaris avena ; Nos patriae fines et dulcia linquimus arva : Nos patriam fugimus ; tu, Tityre, lentus in umbra Formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas.
Page 55 - Taburnum. tuque ades inceptumque una decurre laborem, o decus, o famae merito pars maxima nostrae, 40 Maecenas, pelagoque volans da vela patenti. non ego cuneta meis amplecti versibus opto, non, mihi si linguae centum sint, oraque centum, ferrea vox.
Page 25 - ... pastores; mandat fieri sibi talia Daphnis; et tumulum facite, et tumulo superaddite carmen: 'Daphnis ego in silvis, hinc usque ad sidera notus, formosi pecoris custos, formosior ipse.
Page 22 - Permixtos heroas et ipse videbitur illis, Pacatumque reget patriis virtutibus orbem. At tibi prima, puer, nullo munuscula cultu Errantes hederas passim cum baccare tellus Mixtaque ridenti colocasia fundet acantho. 20 Ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae Ubera, nee magnos metuent armenta leones. Ipsa tibi blandos fundent cunabula flores.
Page 36 - L, Quid, quae te pura solum sub nocte canentem audieram? numeros memini, si verba tenerem. 45 'Daphni, quid antiquos signorum suspicis ortus? Ecce Dionaei processit Caesaris astrum, astrum, quo segetes gauderent frugibus et quo duceret apricis in collibus uva colorem. Insere, Daphni, piros ; carpent tua poma nepotes.
Page 45 - Semina vidi equidem multos medicare serentes Et nitro prius et nigra perfundere amurca, 'Grandior ut fetus siliquis fallacibus esset, 195 Et, quamvis igni exiguo, properata maderent. Vidi lecta diu et multo spectata labore Degenerare tamen, ni vis humana quot annis Maxima quaeque manu legeret. Sic omnia fatis In pejus ruere. ac retro sublapsa referri...
Page 17 - Est mihi disparibus septem compacta cicutis Fistula, Damoetas dono mihi quam dedit olim, Et dixit moriens : Te nunc habet ista secundum.
Page 53 - Arma ferunt; saevit toto Mars impius orbe, Ut, cum carceribus sese effudere quadrigae, Addunt in spatia et frustra retinacula tendens Fertur equis auriga neque audit currus habenas 283.
Page 67 - Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas, Atque metus omnes et inexorabile fatum Subiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis avari. Fortunatus et ille, deos qui novit agrestes, Panaque Silvanumque senem Nymphasque sorores.