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... person ? O Melpomene , " on whom your father has bestowed a clear voice and the harp , teach me the mourn- ful strains . Does then perpetual sleep oppress Quinctilius ? 12 To whom when will modesty , and uncorrupt faith the sister of ...
... person ? O Melpomene , " on whom your father has bestowed a clear voice and the harp , teach me the mourn- ful strains . Does then perpetual sleep oppress Quinctilius ? 12 To whom when will modesty , and uncorrupt faith the sister of ...
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... person does the cruel Proserpine 29 pass exploits , having made his escape when Pythagoras and some of his dis- ciples were killed ; he was greatly beloved by Plato and Timæus , upon whose account he came to Italy . WATSON . 24 This is ...
... person does the cruel Proserpine 29 pass exploits , having made his escape when Pythagoras and some of his dis- ciples were killed ; he was greatly beloved by Plato and Timæus , upon whose account he came to Italy . WATSON . 24 This is ...
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... persons and tempers ill suited to each other . As for myself , the slave - born Myrtale , more un- tractable than the Adriatic Sea that forms the Calabrian gulfs , entangled me in a pleasing chain , at the very time that a more eligible ...
... persons and tempers ill suited to each other . As for myself , the slave - born Myrtale , more un- tractable than the Adriatic Sea that forms the Calabrian gulfs , entangled me in a pleasing chain , at the very time that a more eligible ...
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... person , by rough Liburnians.66 ODE XXXVIII . TO HIS SERVANT . Boy , I detest the pomp of the Persians ; chaplets , which are woven with the rind of the linden , displease me ; give up the search for the place where the latter rose ...
... person , by rough Liburnians.66 ODE XXXVIII . TO HIS SERVANT . Boy , I detest the pomp of the Persians ; chaplets , which are woven with the rind of the linden , displease me ; give up the search for the place where the latter rose ...
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... person who made a very considerable figure in the court of Augustus . As he was distinguished by his valour and conduct , he had frequently the command of the armies given him . He vanquished the Dalmatians , and triumphed over them ...
... person who made a very considerable figure in the court of Augustus . As he was distinguished by his valour and conduct , he had frequently the command of the armies given him . He vanquished the Dalmatians , and triumphed over them ...
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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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