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... never tempt , for all the wealth of Attalus , [ to become ] a timorous sailor and cross the Myrtoan sea in a Cyprian bark . The merchant , dreading the south- 1 Caius Cilnius Mæcenas , who shared with Agrippa the favour and confidence ...
... never tempt , for all the wealth of Attalus , [ to become ] a timorous sailor and cross the Myrtoan sea in a Cyprian bark . The merchant , dreading the south- 1 Caius Cilnius Mæcenas , who shared with Agrippa the favour and confidence ...
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... never to return home till they had sacked Troy , which cost them ten years ' pains , and that to little purpose , till at length , more by deceit than valour , they won and ruined the city . WATSON . 51 Golden rod or tipstaff . With ...
... never to return home till they had sacked Troy , which cost them ten years ' pains , and that to little purpose , till at length , more by deceit than valour , they won and ruined the city . WATSON . 51 Golden rod or tipstaff . With ...
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... never expect that he will be constant , who inhumanly wounds those sweet kisses , which Venus has imbued with the fifth part of all 68 her nectar . O thrice and 66 " Custus is a religious epithet . Thus Festus has castum Cereris for ...
... never expect that he will be constant , who inhumanly wounds those sweet kisses , which Venus has imbued with the fifth part of all 68 her nectar . O thrice and 66 " Custus is a religious epithet . Thus Festus has castum Cereris for ...
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... never return to the empty shade , which Mercury , inexorable to reverse the fates , has with his dreadful Caduceus once driven to the gloomy throng . This is hard : but what it is out of our power to amend , becomes more supportable by ...
... never return to the empty shade , which Mercury , inexorable to reverse the fates , has with his dreadful Caduceus once driven to the gloomy throng . This is hard : but what it is out of our power to amend , becomes more supportable by ...
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... never closed his eyes . " ( History of Roman Literature , vol . iii . p . 42 , Lond . ed . ) ANTHON . 63 Perfidum Sacramentum . Horace alludes here to an oath of fidelity taken by soldiers when they were enlisted , and although there be ...
... never closed his eyes . " ( History of Roman Literature , vol . iii . p . 42 , Lond . ed . ) ANTHON . 63 Perfidum Sacramentum . Horace alludes here to an oath of fidelity taken by soldiers when they were enlisted , and although there be ...
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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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