The Works of VirgilG. Bell, 1891 - 404 pages |
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... Latin name of which ( malum ) the Romans comprehended also the quince , the pomegranate , the citron , the peach , & c . , was sacred to Venus , whose statues sometimes bore a poppy in one hand and an apple in the other . A present of ...
... Latin name of which ( malum ) the Romans comprehended also the quince , the pomegranate , the citron , the peach , & c . , was sacred to Venus , whose statues sometimes bore a poppy in one hand and an apple in the other . A present of ...
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... Latin poet , contemporary with Virgil . Priapus , a deity among the ancients , who presided over gardens . He was the son of Bacchus and Venus , and was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus on the Hellespont . 7 Sardinian herbs , a bitter ...
... Latin poet , contemporary with Virgil . Priapus , a deity among the ancients , who presided over gardens . He was the son of Bacchus and Venus , and was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus on the Hellespont . 7 Sardinian herbs , a bitter ...
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... Latin progeny , the Alban fathers , and the walls of lofty Rome . Declare to me , O Muse ! the causes , in what3 the deity being offended , by what the queen of heaven was provoked to drive a man of distinguished piety to struggle with ...
... Latin progeny , the Alban fathers , and the walls of lofty Rome . Declare to me , O Muse ! the causes , in what3 the deity being offended , by what the queen of heaven was provoked to drive a man of distinguished piety to struggle with ...
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... , ) a country of Italy , on the east of the Tiber . The Latins rose into importance when Romulus had founded the city of Rome in their country . Scarcely had the Trojans , losing sight of Sicily , 104 B. I. 16-33 . ENEID .
... , ) a country of Italy , on the east of the Tiber . The Latins rose into importance when Romulus had founded the city of Rome in their country . Scarcely had the Trojans , losing sight of Sicily , 104 B. I. 16-33 . ENEID .
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... Latins , by the name of Aborigines . They supported Turnus their king in the war which he waged against Æneas . 43 Ascanius , called also fülus , was the son of Eneas by Creusa ; he accompanied his father Italy , succeeded him in the ...
... Latins , by the name of Aborigines . They supported Turnus their king in the war which he waged against Æneas . 43 Ascanius , called also fülus , was the son of Eneas by Creusa ; he accompanied his father Italy , succeeded him in the ...
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