The Argonautics, tr. into Engl. verse with notes by W. Preston, Band 3 |
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... Ptolemy erected at Alexandria a museum or college , for the sup port of those who devoted their time to the study of the liberal arts ; and adding to it a great library , for their use , drew , by that means , most of the learned men ...
... Ptolemy erected at Alexandria a museum or college , for the sup port of those who devoted their time to the study of the liberal arts ; and adding to it a great library , for their use , drew , by that means , most of the learned men ...
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... Ptolemy Soter , used to call it the coop ; denoting thereby , that the philosophers were fed in the museum , and fattened , like birds in a coop.— Thus , we see the museum was an institution , of the same kind with the colleges of the ...
... Ptolemy Soter , used to call it the coop ; denoting thereby , that the philosophers were fed in the museum , and fattened , like birds in a coop.— Thus , we see the museum was an institution , of the same kind with the colleges of the ...
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... Ptolemy , who was ironically called Phi- ladelphy by the Alexandrians , in their sarcastic manner , because he had put two of his brothers to death , was , abstracted from this act of cruelty , a great and accom- plished prince ; like ...
... Ptolemy , who was ironically called Phi- ladelphy by the Alexandrians , in their sarcastic manner , because he had put two of his brothers to death , was , abstracted from this act of cruelty , a great and accom- plished prince ; like ...
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... Ptolemy intended to engross the whole trade of the east and west , he fitted out two great fleets to protect his trading subjects . One of these he kept in the Red Sea , the other in the Mediterranean ' ; and not only protected trade ...
... Ptolemy intended to engross the whole trade of the east and west , he fitted out two great fleets to protect his trading subjects . One of these he kept in the Red Sea , the other in the Mediterranean ' ; and not only protected trade ...
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... Ptolemy resound . " At what more glorious cap the wealthy aim , " Than thus to purchase fair and lasting fame . " The quick Atrida ' this alone enjoy , " While all the wealth and spoil of plunder'd Troy , " That scap'd the raging fire ...
... Ptolemy resound . " At what more glorious cap the wealthy aim , " Than thus to purchase fair and lasting fame . " The quick Atrida ' this alone enjoy , " While all the wealth and spoil of plunder'd Troy , " That scap'd the raging fire ...
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Absyrtus admirable Adriatic sea adventurers Æneas Æneid Alexandria Amycus ancient Apollonius and Virgil Apollonius Rhodius appears Argo Argonautic expedition Argonauts artifice bard beauty Book called Callimachus celebrated cesura character circumstances Colchians Colchis course Danube degree deities Dido divine Eetes Egypt Egyptian elegant embellishment essay exhibit exquisite fable father feelings genius geography golden fleece grace Grecian Greece Greeks gulf of Genoa Hercules heroes heroic ages Hesperides Homer human imitation interest introduced Iolcus island Jason king learned lonius manners Medea ment mind narrative nature noble nymphs object observed origin Orpheus particular passages passions Pelias Phineus poem poet poetical poetry possessed prince prodigies produced Ptolemy reader refined regions respect Rhone rites rivers romantic sailed seems sentiment ship sion society solemn spirit story strain sublime supposed talent taste tender tion Trojan Troy verse versification vessel Virgil voyage writers δε
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 205 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Seite 231 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Seite 133 - OF Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning, how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos...
Seite 205 - Ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae ubera, nee magnos metuent armenta leones ; ipsa tibi blandos fundent cunabula flores. Occidet et serpens, et fallax herba veneni occidet ; Assyrium vulgo nascetur amomum.
Seite 276 - And they came unto the brook of Eshcol and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates and of the figs.
Seite 193 - Nox erat, et terras animalia fessa per omnes Alituum pecudumque genus sopor altus habebat: Cum pater in ripa gelidique sub aetheris axe Aeneas, tristi turbatus pectora bello, Procubuit, seramque dedit per membra quietem.
Seite 219 - ... evidently, affect us not in proportion to those of Homer. His characters of valour are much alike : even that of Turnus...
Seite 192 - Tempus erat, quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono divum gratissima serpit.
Seite 120 - ... and generosity of private persons afforded. The same spirit of enterprise which had prompted so many gentlemen to take arms in defence of the oppressed pilgrims in Palestine, incited others to declare themselves the patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of the Holy Land under the dominion of Infidels put an end to these foreign expeditions, the latter was the only employment left for the activity and courage of adventurers. To check the insolence of overgrown...
Seite 197 - Alma parens, confessa deam, qualisque videri Caelicolis et quanta solet ; dextraque prehensum Continuit, roseoque haec insuper addidit ore: 'Nate, quis indomitas tantus dolor excitat iras?