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... Crete . Among the ancient authors Virgil is the only one who mentions a river in Crete by this name . There was an ancient city Oaxus in this island , as appears by Herodotus , ' El τῆς Κρήτης Οαξος πόλις . The river was probably in its ...
... Crete . Among the ancient authors Virgil is the only one who mentions a river in Crete by this name . There was an ancient city Oaxus in this island , as appears by Herodotus , ' El τῆς Κρήτης Οαξος πόλις . The river was probably in its ...
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... Cretan archer , so skilful as never to miss his aim . When his country Oracle at Delphi , e Codrus was the last king of the Athenians . was invaded by a powerful army , and the foretold that the victory should fall to that people ...
... Cretan archer , so skilful as never to miss his aim . When his country Oracle at Delphi , e Codrus was the last king of the Athenians . was invaded by a powerful army , and the foretold that the victory should fall to that people ...
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... particular sort of wine which is made in the ancient Ariusia . 9 Lyctius . Lyctus was a city of Crete , whence Idomeneus is also called Lyctius , in the third Æneid . Saltantes Satyros ' imitabitur Alphesiboeus . Haec tibi semper erunt 27.
... particular sort of wine which is made in the ancient Ariusia . 9 Lyctius . Lyctus was a city of Crete , whence Idomeneus is also called Lyctius , in the third Æneid . Saltantes Satyros ' imitabitur Alphesiboeus . Haec tibi semper erunt 27.
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... Crete . She is said to have been enamoured with a bull . s Proetides . The daughter of Prœtus , king of the Argives , hav ing compared their beauty to that of Juno , were afflicted with madness , which made them fancy themselves to be ...
... Crete . She is said to have been enamoured with a bull . s Proetides . The daughter of Prœtus , king of the Argives , hav ing compared their beauty to that of Juno , were afflicted with madness , which made them fancy themselves to be ...
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... Crete . It seems to be put here for Crete itself . a Stabula ad Gortynia . Gortyna was a celebrated city of Crete , near which was the famous labyrinth . w Hesperidum miratam mala puellam , alludes to the fable of Hippomenes and ...
... Crete . It seems to be put here for Crete itself . a Stabula ad Gortynia . Gortyna was a celebrated city of Crete , near which was the famous labyrinth . w Hesperidum miratam mala puellam , alludes to the fable of Hippomenes and ...
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Æneid Alexis Alphesiboeus Amaryllis amor Amyntas ancient Aonia Apollo arbutus atque bring Daphnis Cæsar calamos called canibus capellae Chaonia Codrus Corydon Damoetas Damon Daphnis Deus Ducite ab urbe ducite Daph Eclogue erit etiam flock flowers flumina Fraxinus ornus Galatea Gallus Garamantes goats haec herba Hinc ille illis incantations Incipe Maenalios mecum inter Ipsa ipse Julius Cæsar Lenta Lilium Linnæus LYCIDAS Lycoris Mænalian strains mala martagon mea carmina mea tibia MELIBOEUS Menalcas mihi Moeris montibus Mopsus mountain Muses namque Narcissus poeticus neque nobis nunc Nymphs omnes omnia Orpheus oves Palaemon pecori Phyllis pipe poet Pollio puer quae quam quamvis quid quis quoque river saepe semper sheep Shepherds sing stars sylvae sylvis tamen tantum thee Theocritus thou Thrace Thymus serpyllum Thyrsis tibi tibia Tiphys Tityrus ulmo umbra urbe domum venit verses vine Virgil viridi woods
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Page 17 - Teque adeo decus hoc aevi, te consule, inibit, Pollio, et incipient magni procedere menses, te duce, si qua manent sceleris vestigia nostri, irrita perpetua solvent formidine terras, ille deum vitam accipiet, divisque videbit 15 permixtos heroas, et ipse videbitur illis, pacatumque reget patriis virtutibus orbem.
Page 45 - Maenalios mecum, mea tibia, versus, saevus Amor docuit natorum sanguine matrem commaculare manus ; crudelis tu quoque, mater : crudelis mater magis, an puer improbus ille? improbus ille puer ; crudelis tu quoque, mater.
Page 20 - Linus, huic mater quamvis atque huic pater adsit, Orphei Calliopea, Lino formosus Apollo, Pan etiam, Arcadia mecum si judice certet, Pan etiam Arcadia dicat se judice victum. Incipe, parve puer, risu cognoscere matrem ! 60 matri longa decem tulerunt fastidia menses : incipe, parve puer ! cui non risere parentes, nec deus hunc mensa, dea nec dignata cubili est ECLOGUE V.
Page 9 - ... ipse ego cana legam tenera lanugine mala castaneasque nuces, mea quas Amaryllis amabat. addam cerea pruna (honos erit huic quoque pomo); et vos, o lauri, carpam, et te, proxima myrte: sic positae quoniam suavis miscetis odores.
Page 2 - O Meliboee, deus nobis haec otia fecit. Namque erit ille mihi semper deus, illius aram saepe tener nostris ab ovilibus imbuet agnus.
Page 31 - Namque canebat, uti magnum per inane coacta semina terrarumque animaeque marisque fuissent, et liquidi simul ignis ; ut his exordia primis omnia et ipse tener mundi concreverit orbis...
Page 3 - Libertas ; quae sera, tamen respexit inertem, candidior postquam tondenti barba cadebat ; respexit tamen, et longo post tempore venit, 3° postquam nos Amaryllis habet, Galatea reliquit : namque, fatebor enim, dum me Galatea tenebat, nee spes libertatis erat, nee cura peculi...
Page 8 - Amyntas? 35 est mihi disparibus septem compacta cicutis fistula, Damoetas dono mihi quam dedit olim, et dixit moriens :
Page 51 - Tityre, dum redeo — brevis est via — pasce capellas, et potum pastas age, Tityre, et inter agendum occursare capro — cornu ferit ille — caveto.
Page 39 - Arcades, invidia rumpantur ut ilia Codro ; aut, si ultra placitum laudarit, baccare frontem cingite, ne vati noceat mala lingua futuro.