A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With Copious Explanatory Notes : by which These Difficult Satires are Rendered Easy and Familiar to the Reader, Volume 2Brett Smith and Son, Mary Street, 1820 |
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... Poet's design in this Satire , which deservedly holds the first rank among all performances of the kind , is to ... Poets ) is inimitable for the excellence of its morality , and sublime sentiments . 5 Line 1. Gades ] An island without ...
... Poet's design in this Satire , which deservedly holds the first rank among all performances of the kind , is to ... Poets ) is inimitable for the excellence of its morality , and sublime sentiments . 5 Line 1. Gades ] An island without ...
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... poet may be understood to mean , that it was the chief wish of most people to be richer than others . - Or , he may here allude to the chests of money , belonging to the se- nators , and other rich men , which were laid up for safety in ...
... poet may be understood to mean , that it was the chief wish of most people to be richer than others . - Or , he may here allude to the chests of money , belonging to the se- nators , and other rich men , which were laid up for safety in ...
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... poet shews the malicious triumph of envy . It was customary to adorn the doors of their houses with crowns , or garlands of laurel , on any public occasion of joy ; such was the fall of poor Sejanus to his enemies . 66. A white bull ...
... poet shews the malicious triumph of envy . It was customary to adorn the doors of their houses with crowns , or garlands of laurel , on any public occasion of joy ; such was the fall of poor Sejanus to his enemies . 66. A white bull ...
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... poet speaks in the plural num- ber , as each of the great officer's of Rome had a chair of state , made of ivory , carved , and placed in a chariot - curru- in which they were wont to be carried to the senate ; so the prætor had his ...
... poet speaks in the plural num- ber , as each of the great officer's of Rome had a chair of state , made of ivory , carved , and placed in a chariot - curru- in which they were wont to be carried to the senate ; so the prætor had his ...
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... poet here shews the fatal source of misery to the aspiring and ambitious ; namely , a restless desire after greatness , so as to leave no stone unturned to come at it- nulla non arte , & c . 111. Great vows . ] i e . Wishes and prayers ...
... poet here shews the fatal source of misery to the aspiring and ambitious ; namely , a restless desire after greatness , so as to leave no stone unturned to come at it- nulla non arte , & c . 111. Great vows . ] i e . Wishes and prayers ...
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Ægyptus AINSW Ajax Alcibiades alludes altar ancients Anticyra Archigenes atque avarice beasts body called Catullus Ceres Comp countenance crime danger death deity denote Egypt epist father fear feasts fortune give gods hæc head hear heir hellebore hence honour Hypallage illis Italy Jupiter Juvenal king Lares live luxury manner Metaph meton metonym mihi mind miserable Nero nunc Nurscia occasion Pacuvius pale perhaps Persius person Phrygia poet poet means prætor Priam punishment quæ quam quid quis quod rich Romans Rome sacred sacrifice Satire says Persius Sejanus sense shew ship signifies sistrum slaves soldier sort speak Stoic supposed synec tamen temple Tentyrites thee things thou Thyestes tibi tion Vascons verses vessel vice VIRG wife wine wish word wretch young youth
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Page 214 - ... quo didicisse, nisi hoc fermentum et quae semel intus innata est rupto iecore exierit caprificus?' 25 en pallor seniumque! o mores, usque adeone scire tuum nihil est nisi te scire hoc sciat alter? 'at pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier "hic est." ten cirratorum centum dictata fuisse pro nihilo pendes?
Page 270 - Quo fretus? die hoc, magni pupille Pericli. Scilicet ingenium et rerum prudentia velox Ante pilos venit, dicenda tacendaque calles. 5 Ergo ubi commota fervet plebecula bile, Fert animus calidae fecisse silentia turbae Maiestate manus. Quid deinde loquere? "Quirites, Hoc puta non iustum est, illud male, rectius illud.
Page 117 - Hast practised on man's life: close pent-up guilts, Rive your concealing continents, and cry These dreadful summoners grace.
Page 266 - Tange, miser, venas et pone in pectore dextram, ,,nil calet hie;" summosque pedes attinge manusque, ,,non frigent.
Page 36 - Virginia.] A Roman virgin exceedingly beautiful, whom her own father, to prevent her being exposed to the lust of Appius, one of the Decemviri, stabbed in the middle of the forum.
Page 250 - O miser ; inque dies ultra miser, huccine rerum. Venimus ? at cur non potius, teneroque columbo, Et similis regum pueris, pappare minutum Poscis, et iratus mammae lallare recusas ? An tali studeam calamo ? cui verba ? quid istas Succinis ambages ? tibi luditur : effluis amcns.
Page 44 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 214 - Intrant, et tremulo scalpuntur ubi intima versu. Tun', vetule, auriculis alienis colligis escas? Auriculis, quibus et dicas cute perditus, ohe?
Page 258 - Discite, o miseri, et causas cognoscite rerum : Quid sumus, et quidnam victuri gignimur; ordo Quis datus, aut...
Page 22 - Bithyno libeat vigilare tyranno. finem animae quae res humanas miscuit olim, non gladii, non saxa dabunt nee tela, sed ille Cannarum vindex et tanti sanguinis ultor 165 anulus. i demens et saevas curre per Alpes, ut pueris placeas et declamatio fias...