The Fasti, Tristia, Pontic Epistles, Ibis, and HalieuticonBell & Daldy, 1872 - 503 pages |
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Page 288
... writings as well have many a wanton passage . As the grave Ennius sang of Mars with his own mouth , Ennius excel- ling in talent , yet rude in his management of it ; as Lucretius , too , explains the principles of blazing fire , and ...
... writings as well have many a wanton passage . As the grave Ennius sang of Mars with his own mouth , Ennius excel- ling in talent , yet rude in his management of it ; as Lucretius , too , explains the principles of blazing fire , and ...
Page 293
... writings which , in my want of prudence , I supposed would not injure me when young , have now been my ruin in my old age ? This late vengeance for a work written so long since , is superfluous , and the punishment is far removed from ...
... writings which , in my want of prudence , I supposed would not injure me when young , have now been my ruin in my old age ? This late vengeance for a work written so long since , is superfluous , and the punishment is far removed from ...
Page 297
... writing on me shakes with tre- mulous fear . Dost thou perceive how my paper becomes white with a pallid colour ? Dost thou behold how my alternating feet tremble ? That thou , house of Cæsar , one day appeased by my parent , mayst ...
... writing on me shakes with tre- mulous fear . Dost thou perceive how my paper becomes white with a pallid colour ? Dost thou behold how my alternating feet tremble ? That thou , house of Cæsar , one day appeased by my parent , mayst ...
Page 298
... , whom one Divinity has as partners in his wrath , urge on , I pray , my lingering destiny , and forbid the gates of death to be longer closed to me . ELEGY III . OVID , writing to his wife , 298 [ B. III . THE TRISTIA ;
... , whom one Divinity has as partners in his wrath , urge on , I pray , my lingering destiny , and forbid the gates of death to be longer closed to me . ELEGY III . OVID , writing to his wife , 298 [ B. III . THE TRISTIA ;
Page 299
Ovid. ELEGY III . OVID , writing to his wife , from his place of exile , excuses himself , because the letter is written in handwriting not his own . He says that it is a matter of necessity , on account of the ill health with which he ...
Ovid. ELEGY III . OVID , writing to his wife , from his place of exile , excuses himself , because the letter is written in handwriting not his own . He says that it is a matter of necessity , on account of the ill health with which he ...
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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