The Fasti, Tristia, Pontic Epistles, Ibis, and HalieuticonBell & Daldy, 1872 - 503 pages |
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... Present . Upwards of 100 fine Engravings on Wood , and a Map . Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs . New Edi- tion , with large additions . Numerous fine Woodcuts after Harvey , Bewick , and others ; or , with the addition of 34 highly - finished ...
... Present . Upwards of 100 fine Engravings on Wood , and a Map . Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs . New Edi- tion , with large additions . Numerous fine Woodcuts after Harvey , Bewick , and others ; or , with the addition of 34 highly - finished ...
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... present , perfect , and pluperfect tenses almost indiscriminately , a strict adherence to which , in the English language , would be extremely inelegant . In many instances of this nature , and in several , where the only alter- native ...
... present , perfect , and pluperfect tenses almost indiscriminately , a strict adherence to which , in the English language , would be extremely inelegant . In many instances of this nature , and in several , where the only alter- native ...
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... present position . The year of Romulus is supposed to have contained six months of thirty days , and four of thirty - one , making in all 304 days . The year of Numa originally consisted of 355 days , which falling short of the solar ...
... present position . The year of Romulus is supposed to have contained six months of thirty days , and four of thirty - one , making in all 304 days . The year of Numa originally consisted of 355 days , which falling short of the solar ...
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... present length . As , how- ever , this year was still too short by about a quarter of a day , he provided for the deficiency by the insertion , every fourth year , of an extra day immediately after the 23rd of February , which was to be ...
... present length . As , how- ever , this year was still too short by about a quarter of a day , he provided for the deficiency by the insertion , every fourth year , of an extra day immediately after the 23rd of February , which was to be ...
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... present at the outset in my verse . O , Janus , thou of the two heads ! origin of the year silently rolling on , thou who alone of the Gods above , dost behold thy own back , be thou propitious to our princes , " through whose toils ...
... present at the outset in my verse . O , Janus , thou of the two heads ! origin of the year silently rolling on , thou who alone of the Gods above , dost behold thy own back , be thou propitious to our princes , " through whose toils ...
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Æneas Æneid alludes altar ancient arms Augustus Bacchus banishment bear behold Bistonian brother Cæsar Calends called cause celebrated Ceres Constellation cruel daughter death Deity derived didst Divinity dost thou earth ELEGY enemy entreats EPISTLE exile father Faunus favour festival flames Fortune frankincense Germanicus Getæ Getic give Goddess Gods Gower thus renders Greek hand heaven Hercules honour husband Hyades Janus Jove Julius Cæsar Juno Jupiter king land Latian Latium lines Mars Maximus mayst thou month mother Muse Naso Nymph Ovid poem poet Pontus praise pray punishment Quinquatria received rising rites Roman Rome Romulus Sabine sacred sacrifice Sarmatian says Scythian Servius Tullius shalt slain sorrow spot steeds stream supposed tears tells temple thee things thou art thou hast thou mayst Thrace thyself Tiber Tiberius Translated Tuticanus Venus verses Vesta vols waves wife wine wont words worship wrath wretched