 Others, belike, with happier grace, From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies. And tell when planets set or rise ; But Roman thou, do thou control The nations far and wide ; Be this thy genius, to impose The rule of...  Dictionary of Quotations (classical) - Page 199by Thomas Benfield Harbottle - 1906 - 684 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1867 - 810 pages
...when planets set and rise; But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius— to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." We will not quote Dryden's, which ia weaker still, and less faithful. But these which follow seem to... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1867 - 518 pages
...tell when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." He ceased ; and ere their awe was o'er, Took up his prophecy once more : " Lo, great Marcellus ! see... | |
 | Literature - 1867 - 590 pages
...when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." — (" ./En." vi., p. 213.) Nay, more, it can sometimes be said to add dignity — though this is a... | |
 | Scotland - 1867 - 800 pages
...when planets set and rise ; But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide : Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished foes, Show pity to the humbled soul, And crush tho sons of pride." We will not quote Dryden's, which is weaker still, and less faithful. But these... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro, Virgil - 1870 - 490 pages
...skies, And tell when planets set or rise : But, Roman, thou, do thou control The nations far and wide : Be this thy genius, to impose The rule of peace on...to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride.' He ceased ; and ere their awe was o'er, Took up his prophecy once more : ' Lo, great Marcellus ! see... | |
 | Frances Power Cobbe - Evolution - 1872 - 416 pages
...skies, And tell when planets set or rise ; But ROMAN ! thou, do thou control The nations far and wide ; Be this thy genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished foes, Show pity to the humblest soul, And crush the sons of pride. — jEneid, vi. The unity of civilized nations in one empire,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - Authors - 1872 - 1046 pages
...haughty mission, c.» their poet boasted, was to control The nations far and wide ; to impose The rr.lc of peace on vanquished foes. Show pity to the humbled soul And crush the sons of pride. And the two words2 which so impressed the youthful imagination i :" Ue Quincey lose half their majesty... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...book of the " fneid : "— " But ye. my Romans, still control The nations far and wide. Be this your genius, to impose The Rule of Peace on vanquished...to the humbled soul And crush the sons of pride." (Conington's Translation-) 1 Ovid tells, in the eleventh book of his " Metamorphoses," how Ceyz, king... | |
 | Henry Clarke - 1877 - 256 pages
...when planets set or rise : But ye, my Romans, still control The nations far and wide . Be this your genius — to impose The rule of peace on vanquished...humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride." (CONINGToN.) " Leave to the sons of Carthage Thine, Roman, is the pilum; Roman, the sword is thine ; The even trench,... | |
 | Alexander William Potts - Latin language - 1881 - 158 pages
...which necessarily secures happiness. Id solum bonum est, quo qui potiatur, necesse est beatus sit. ». Be this thy genius — to impose the rule of peace on vanquished foes. Hae tibi erunt artes; pacisque imponere morem... j. To perform the dutias and functions of royalty.... | |
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