A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With Copious Explanatory Notes, by which These Difficult Satirists are Rendered Easy and Familiar to the Reader, Volume 2T. Tegg, 1829 - Latin poetry |
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... things , and those greatly different from them , the cloud Of error removed : for what , with reason do we fear , Or desire ? what do you contrive so prosperously , that you 5 real and best interests , as distinguished from those which ...
... things , and those greatly different from them , the cloud Of error removed : for what , with reason do we fear , Or desire ? what do you contrive so prosperously , that you 5 real and best interests , as distinguished from those which ...
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... things as in the end proved hurtful . So that , in truth , men , by wishing for what appeared to them desirable , have , in effect , them- selves wished their own destruction . 8. By the gown , & c . ] Toga here being opposed to militia ...
... things as in the end proved hurtful . So that , in truth , men , by wishing for what appeared to them desirable , have , in effect , them- selves wished their own destruction . 8. By the gown , & c . ] Toga here being opposed to militia ...
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... Things hurtful by the gown , hurtful by warfare , Are asked a fluent copiousness of speech to many And their own eloquence is deadly . - He , to his strength 10 Trusting , and to his wonderful arms , perished . But money , heap'd ...
... Things hurtful by the gown , hurtful by warfare , Are asked a fluent copiousness of speech to many And their own eloquence is deadly . - He , to his strength 10 Trusting , and to his wonderful arms , perished . But money , heap'd ...
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... things , might indeed reasonably fear being poisoned by somebody , in order to get their estates . 28. Do you approve . ] Laudas - praise or commend his conduct ; for while these philosophers lived , many accounted them mad . One of the ...
... things , might indeed reasonably fear being poisoned by somebody , in order to get their estates . 28. Do you approve . ] Laudas - praise or commend his conduct ; for while these philosophers lived , many accounted them mad . One of the ...
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... things , ( which ) are ask'd , For which it is lawful to cover with wax the knees of the gods . Power , subject to great envy , precipitates some , A long and famous catalogue of honours overwhelms , at Abdera , a city of Thrace , where ...
... things , ( which ) are ask'd , For which it is lawful to cover with wax the knees of the gods . Power , subject to great envy , precipitates some , A long and famous catalogue of honours overwhelms , at Abdera , a city of Thrace , where ...
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adeo 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 ment Metaph meton metonym mihi mind miserable Nero nunc Nurscia occasion Pacuvius pale perhaps Persius person poet poet means prætor Priam punishment quæ quam quid quis quod rich Romans Rome sacred sacrifice Satire says Persius Sejanus shew ship signifies sistrum slaves soldier sort speak Stoic supposed synec tamen temple Tentyrites thee things thou Thyestes tibi tion Vascons verses vice VIRG whence wife wine wish word wretch young youth
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Page 218 - Naribus indulges. An erit, qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse; et, cedro digna locutus, Linquere nee scombros metuentia carmina, nee thus?
Page 12 - Augustum. iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli vendimus, effudit curas ; nam qui dabat olim imperium fasces legiones omnia, nunc se continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, 80 panem et circenses."
Page 42 - Nil ergo optabunt homines ?" Si consilium vis, Permittes ipsis expendere numinibus, quid Conveniat nobis, rebusque sit utile nostris. Nam pro jucundis aptissima quaeque dabunt Di. Carior est illis homo, quam sibi.
Page 206 - Venter, negatas artifex sequi voces. Quod si dolosi spes refulserit nummi, Corvos poetas et poetrias picas Cantare credas Pegasei'um nectar. SATIRA I. ' O CURAS hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! Quis leget haec V Min' tu istud ais ?
Page 214 - Intrant, et tremulo scalpuntur ubi intima versu. Tun', vetule, auriculis alienis colligis escas? Auriculis, quibus et dicas cute perditus, ohe?
Page 313 - Darby's pot's out, His Joan will not smoke a whiff more. No beauty nor wit they possess, Their several failings to smother ; Then what are the charms, can you guess. That make them so fond of each other ? 'Tis the pleasing remembrance of youth, The endearments which youth did...
Page 94 - Temporibus, quorum sceleri non invenit ipsa Nomen, et a nullo posuit natura metallo.
Page 304 - Tolle recens primus piper e sitiente camelo. Verte aliquid : jura. ' Sed Jupiter audiet.' Eheu! Baro, regustatum digito terebrare salinum Contentus perages, si vivere cum Jove tendis.
Page 296 - An quisquam est alius liber, nisi ducere vitam cui licet, ut voluit ? licet ut volo vivere : non sum liberior Bruto ? ' " Mendose colligis," inquit 85 stoicus hie, aurem mordaci lotus aceto ; " haec reliqua accipio ; licet illud et ut volo tolle.
Page 220 - Quis populi sermo est? quis enim ? % nisi carmina molli Nunc demum numero fluere, ut per leve severos EfTundat junctura ungues : scit tendere versum 65 Non secus, ac si oculo rubricam dirigat uno. Sive opus in mores, in luxum, in prandia regum, Dicere, res grandes nostro dat Musa poe'tae.