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Page 32
... steed ; and thou , tenant of the groves , for whom three hundred snow - white bullocks crop Cæa's ' fertile 1 Pecori . Pecus here , as opposed to boves , signifies the lesser cattle , as sheep and goats , but especially sheep ; as he ...
... steed ; and thou , tenant of the groves , for whom three hundred snow - white bullocks crop Cæa's ' fertile 1 Pecori . Pecus here , as opposed to boves , signifies the lesser cattle , as sheep and goats , but especially sheep ; as he ...
Page 40
... steeds , there ruddy Vesper lights up his late illuminations . rora Hence we are able to foreknow the seasons , in the dubious sky , hence the days of harvest , and the time of sowing ; and when it is proper to sweep the faithless sea ...
... steeds , there ruddy Vesper lights up his late illuminations . rora Hence we are able to foreknow the seasons , in the dubious sky , hence the days of harvest , and the time of sowing ; and when it is proper to sweep the faithless sea ...
Page 49
... steeds , nor is the chariot heedful of the reins . 70 Romulus , a son of Mars and Rhea , grandson of Numitor , king of Alba , and twin - brother of Remus . He was the founder and first king of Rome , which he built on Mount Palatine , B ...
... steeds , nor is the chariot heedful of the reins . 70 Romulus , a son of Mars and Rhea , grandson of Numitor , king of Alba , and twin - brother of Remus . He was the founder and first king of Rome , which he built on Mount Palatine , B ...
Page 60
... steeds , and the summer is just gone . The spring , too , is beneficial to the foliage of the groves , the spring is beneficial to the woods : in spring the lands swell , and demand the genial seeds . Then almighty father Æther 30 ...
... steeds , and the summer is just gone . The spring , too , is beneficial to the foliage of the groves , the spring is beneficial to the woods : in spring the lands swell , and demand the genial seeds . Then almighty father Æther 30 ...
Page 67
... steeds . BOOK III . In the third Book , after invoking the rural deities , and eulogizing Augustus , Virgil treats of the management of cattle , laying down rules for the choice and breeding of horses , oxen , sheep , & c . The book ...
... steeds . BOOK III . In the third Book , after invoking the rural deities , and eulogizing Augustus , Virgil treats of the management of cattle , laying down rules for the choice and breeding of horses , oxen , sheep , & c . The book ...
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