Now, Trojan, take the way thy fates afford; Assume thy courage, and unsheathe thy sword." She said...
2011-12-15
On the smooth pavement of an empty court; The wooden engine flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with ...
With hunger press'd, devours the pleasing bait. Long draughts of sleep his monstrous limbs enslave;...
At first, while fortune favor'd neither side, The fight with clubs and burning brands was tried; B...
Do thy broad hands the forky lightnings lance? Thine are the bolts, or the blind work of chance? A...
And order'd you the prize without the lot. Accept this goblet, rough with figur'd gold, Which Thra...
Chides my delay, and fills my soul with fears; And young Ascanius justly may complain Of his defra...
If gods are gods, and not invok'd in vain; Yet spare the relics of the Trojan train! Yet from the ...
The yawning earth rebellows to her call, Pale ghosts ascend, and mountain ashes fall. Witness, ye ...
And to her faith commit the Trojan race? Shall I believe the Siren South again, And, oft betray'd,...
"Go, Barce, call my sister. Let her care The solemn rites of sacrifice prepare; The sheep, and all...
To great Anchises' tomb; which when he found, He pour'd to Bacchus, on the hallow'd ground, Two bo...
Both urge their oars, and fortune both supplies, And both perhaps had shar'd an equal prize; When ...
Not one dares answer to the proud demand. Presuming of his force, with sparkling eyes Already he d...
The God of Arms, who rules the Thracian coast, That they, or he, these omens would avert, Release ...