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... suitable to pas- toral poetry . Me tamen urit amor . ] This is a strong expression of the vehe- mence of Corydon's love . He has just observed , that it is now the cool time of the evening , notwithstanding which , BUCOLIC . ECL . II . 23.
... suitable to pas- toral poetry . Me tamen urit amor . ] This is a strong expression of the vehe- mence of Corydon's love . He has just observed , that it is now the cool time of the evening , notwithstanding which , BUCOLIC . ECL . II . 23.
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... observed the shadows to in- crease . Ah , Corydon , Corydon , & c . ] The shepherd begins at last to perceive the folly of his passion ; and to lament his error in hav- ing neglected his necessary af- fairs . Semiputata tibi frondosa ...
... observed the shadows to in- crease . Ah , Corydon , Corydon , & c . ] The shepherd begins at last to perceive the folly of his passion ; and to lament his error in hav- ing neglected his necessary af- fairs . Semiputata tibi frondosa ...
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... observation . Vis ergo , & c . ] Damotas , in order to put a stop to any fur- ther reproaches , challenges Me- nalcas to sing with him for a wager , and offers to stake a young cow of considerable value . Vicissim . ] He proposes that ...
... observation . Vis ergo , & c . ] Damotas , in order to put a stop to any fur- ther reproaches , challenges Me- nalcas to sing with him for a wager , and offers to stake a young cow of considerable value . Vicissim . ] He proposes that ...
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... observe , that Damo- tas had closed his speech with a contempt of the cups which Me- nalcas had offered , affirming , that they were by no means to be put in competition with a good cow . Menalcas answers briskly , that this shall not ...
... observe , that Damo- tas had closed his speech with a contempt of the cups which Me- nalcas had offered , affirming , that they were by no means to be put in competition with a good cow . Menalcas answers briskly , that this shall not ...
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... observed . I am not surprised , that this sort of poetry should be so pleasing to the Muses ; for it has something particularly agreeable in it . Father Sanadon , in a collection of poems on the birth of the prince of the Astu- rias ...
... observed . I am not surprised , that this sort of poetry should be so pleasing to the Muses ; for it has something particularly agreeable in it . Father Sanadon , in a collection of poems on the birth of the prince of the Astu- rias ...
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adeo Æneid æquor amor Amyntas ancients Apollo atque Augustus Bacchus beautiful bees cæli cælo called canibus carmina Catrou cattle Cerda Ceres circum colour Columella corn Corydon cura Damotas Daphnis deities Ducite eclogue epithet erit etiam express famous flowers flumina fourth Georgick Frigidus fruit Galatea Gallus Greek hæc herbas Hesiod Hinc illis illum inter ipsa ipse Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter Mantua Menalcas mentioned mihi Mopsus mountain namque neque Nunc nymphs olive omnes Omnia passage pastoral pecori pingues plant Pliny plough poet poet means poetry Pollio primum quæ quam Quid quis quoque rastris river Romans Rome Ruæus sæpe says Scythia seems segetes semper Servius sheep shepherds shews signifies sort speaks Strabo tamen tantum tells terra terræ Theocritus Thessaly Thrace tibi tion Tityrus trees ulmos umbra venit verses vines Virgil whence word
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Page 94 - Audieras, et fama fuit ; sed carmina tantum nostra valent, Lycida, tela inter Martia, quantum Chaonias dicunt aquila veniente columbas.
Page 127 - Ceres ferro mortales vertere terram instituit, cum iam glandes atque arbuta sacrae deficerent silvae et victum Dodona negaret. mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos 150 esset robigo, segnisque horreret in arvis carduus : intereunt segetes, subit aspera silva, lappaeque tribulique, interque nitentia culta infelix lolium et steriles dominantur avenae.
Page 125 - Pater ipse colendi Haud facilem esse viam voluit, primusque per artem Movit agros curis acuens mortalia corda, Nee torpere gravi passus sua regna veterno.
Page 102 - EXTREMUM hunc, Arethusa, mihi concede laborem. pauca meo Gallo, sed quae legat ipsa Lycoris, carmina sunt dicenda : neget quis carmina Gallo...
Page 20 - Aspice, aratra iugo referunt suspensa iuvenci, et sol crescentes decedens duplicat umbras: me tamen urit amor : quis enim modus adsit amori? Ah Corydon Corydon, quae te dementia cepit? Semiputata tibi frondosa vitis in ulmo est. 70 Quin tu aliquid saltem potius, quorum indiget usus, viminibus mollique paras detexere iunco? invenies alium, si te hic fastidit, Alexim.
Page 39 - 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 4 - Fortunate senex, ergo tua rura manebunt! et tibi magna satis, quamvis lapis omnia nudus limosoque palus obducat pascua iunco.
Page 12 - At mecum raucis, tua dum vestigia lustro, sole sub ardenti resonant arbusta cicadis. Nonne fuit satius, tristes Amaryllidis iras atque superba pati fastidia? nonne Menalcan, 15 quamvis ille niger, quamvis tu candidus esses? O formose puer, nimium ne crede colori; alba ligustra cadunt, vaccinia nigra leguntur.
Page 52 - Apollo. 35 grandia saepe quibus mandavimus hordea sulcis, infelix lolium et steriles nascuntur avenae; pro molli viola, pro purpureo narcisso carduus et spinis surgit paliurus acutis.