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... learned brows , equals me with the gods above : the cool grove , and the light dances of nymphs and satyrs , distinguish me from the crowd ; if neither Euterpe withholds her pipe , nor Polyhymnia disdains to tune the Lesbian lyre . But ...
... learned brows , equals me with the gods above : the cool grove , and the light dances of nymphs and satyrs , distinguish me from the crowd ; if neither Euterpe withholds her pipe , nor Polyhymnia disdains to tune the Lesbian lyre . But ...
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... learned men . 39 Five years , in a party always unfortunate , might well seem a tedious and fatiguing warfare . SAN . 40 The ancients at their feasts appointed a person to preside by throw- ing the dice , whom they called arbiter ...
... learned men . 39 Five years , in a party always unfortunate , might well seem a tedious and fatiguing warfare . SAN . 40 The ancients at their feasts appointed a person to preside by throw- ing the dice , whom they called arbiter ...
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... learned Spaniard 74 shall study , and he that drinks of the Rhone . Let there be no dirges , 75 nor unmanly lamentations , nor bewailings at my imaginary funeral ; suppress your crying , and forbear the superfluous honours of a ...
... learned Spaniard 74 shall study , and he that drinks of the Rhone . Let there be no dirges , 75 nor unmanly lamentations , nor bewailings at my imaginary funeral ; suppress your crying , and forbear the superfluous honours of a ...
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... learned in both languages , 38 you wonder what I , a single man , have to do on the calends of March ; what these flowers mean , and the censer replete with frankincense , and the coals laid upon the live turf . I made a vow of a joyous ...
... learned in both languages , 38 you wonder what I , a single man , have to do on the calends of March ; what these flowers mean , and the censer replete with frankincense , and the coals laid upon the live turf . I made a vow of a joyous ...
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... learned how power- ful thou art in war ! For Drusus , by means of your soldiery , has more than once bravely overthrown the Genauni , ar implacable race , and the rapid Brenci , and the citadels si- tuated on the tremendous Alps . The ...
... learned how power- ful thou art in war ! For Drusus , by means of your soldiery , has more than once bravely overthrown the Genauni , ar implacable race , and the rapid Brenci , and the citadels si- tuated on the tremendous Alps . The ...
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agreeable ancient ANTHON Apollo Aristippus Augustus Bacchus battle of Actium beauty better called Campus Martius celebrated Chimæra chorus Cicero comedy CRUQ Dacier death delight dread DUBL earth Edition Engravings Ennius EPISTLE Essays expression father Faunus favour fortune FRAN genius give gods Grecian Greek happy hath History honour Horace HURD imitation impious Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter king labour Latin laugh laws lest live Lucanian lyre M'CAUL Mæcenas manner means Memoir mind muse nature Notes obliged Octavius ORELLI Parthians person Pirithous play poem poet poetry Portrait prætor praise rich Roman Rome sacred SATIRE says senate sesterces signifies sing slaves Stertinius Telephus temple thee thing thou Thracian Tiberius tion TORR tragedy Trans Translated Troy twelve tables Venus verses Virgil virtue vols WATSON whence wind wine Woodcuts woods words write youth
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