The Works of VirgilJ. Smith, 1828 - 501 pàgines |
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Æneas altars Anchises arms Ascanius Ausonian bear behold betwixt blood breast Cæsar call'd clouds command coursers cries crown'd Daphnis dare dart death descends design'd Dido earth Eneas Ev'n ev'ry eyes fame fatal fate father Faunus fear fields fierce fight fire fix'd flames flies flood foes force fortune friends fun'ral fury Georgics gods golden Grecian ground hand haste head heav'n honour Italy Jove Julius Cæsar Juno Juturna king lab'ring labour land Latian Latium limbs MENALCAS Messapus Mezentius mighty mind mix'd Mnestheus MOPSUS night numbers o'er Pallas peace pierc'd pious plain pow'r pray'rs Priam prince promis'd purple queen race rage rais'd rest rising rites Rutulian sacred seiz'd Sergestus shade shield shining shore sight sire skies slain soul sound spear steeds stood swain sword thee thou thrice toils tow'rs town trembling Trojan troops Troy Turnus Tuscan Tyrian unhappy Virgil wand'ring wat'ry winds woods wound youth
Passatges populars
Pàgina 78 - Happy the man, who, studying nature's laws, Through known effects can trace the secret cause — His mind possessing in a quiet state, Fearless of Fortune, and resigned to Fate!
Pàgina 313 - Tell him he should not send the peace, but bring. Then let him not a friend's embraces fear; The peace is made when I behold him here. Besides this answer, tell my royal guest, I add to his commands my own request: One only daughter heirs my crown and state, Whom not our oracles, nor Heav'n, nor fate, Nor frequent prodigies, permit to join With any native of th
Pàgina 218 - Libyan cities goes. Fame, the great ill, from small beginnings grows — Swift from the first ; and ev'ry moment brings New vigour to her flights, new pinions to her wings.
Pàgina 353 - The matrons beat their breasts, dissolve in tears, And double their devotion in their fears. The war at hand appears with more affright, And rises ev'ry moment to the sight.
Pàgina 365 - He takes the cowards' last relief away; For fly they cannot, and, constrain'd to stay, Must yield unfought, a base inglorious prey.
Pàgina 216 - One cave a grateful shelter shall afford To the fair princess and the Trojan lord. I will myself the bridal bed prepare, If you, to bless the nuptials, will be there : So shall their loves be crown'd with due delights, And Hymen shall be present at the rites.
Pàgina 214 - Sick with desire, and seeking him she loves, From street to street the raving Dido roves. So when the watchful shepherd, from the blind, Wounds with a random shaft the careless hind, Distracted with her pain she flies the woods, Bounds o'er the lawn, and seeks the silent floods, With fruitless care; for still the fatal dart Sticks in her side, and rankles in her heart...
Pàgina 385 - He said, And plunging downward shot his radiant head; Dispell'd the breathing air, that broke his flight: Shorn of his beams, a man to mortal sight. Old Butes
Pàgina 275 - The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies.
Pàgina 480 - The fam'd physician tucks his robes around With ready hands, and hastens to the wound. With gentle touches he performs his part, This way and that, soliciting the dart, And exercises all his heav'nly art.