The works of Virgil : containing his Pastorals, Georgies, and Aeneis

by Virgil, John Dryden (Translator)

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Excerpt from The Works of Virgil Psalms; in which their literal or historical sense, as they relate to King David, and the People of Israel, is illustrated; and their application to Messiah, to the Church, and to Individuals, as members thereof, is pointed out. Complete in one vol. Syo. With Portrait, 12s. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.… (more)

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Very poor condition, leather, written in Latin with notes in Latin. Inscribed "L M Boltwood Amherst Mass"

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"When young any composition pleases which unites a little sense, some imagination, and some rhythm, in doses however small. But as we advance in life these things fall off one by one, and I suspect we are left at last with only Homer and Virgil, perhaps Homer alone." - Thomas Jefferson, Thoughts on English Prosody

"[So much] has my relish for poetry deserted me that at present I cannot read Virgil with pleasure." - Thomas Jefferson to John Daly Burk, 21 Jun. 1801 [PTJ 34:400-401]

"and what finer specimens could [the teacher of Latin and Greek] produce & comment on ... in Belles lettres than Homer, Anacreon, Theocritus, Virgil, Horace, Terence & the Greek tragedians, all of them school books?" - Thomas Jefferson to Jason Chamberlain, 1 Jul. 1814 [PTJ:RS 28:447-448]

"I would advise you to undertake a regular course of history & poetry in both languages ... in Latin read Livy, Caesar, Sallust Tacitus, Cicero’s Philosophies, and some of his Orations, in prose; and Virgil, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Horace, Terence & Juvenal for poetry." - Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 6 Oct. 1820

ThomasJefferson | Jul 9, 2014 |

"I would advise you to undertake a regular course of history & poetry in both languages ... in Latin read Livy, Caesar, Sallust Tacitus, Cicero’s Philosophies, and some of his Orations, in prose; and Virgil, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Horace, Terence & Juvenal for poetry." - Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 6 Oct. 1820

"[so much] has my relish for poetry deserted me that at present I cannot read Virgil with pleasure." - Thomas Jefferson to John Daly Burk, 21 Jun. 1801 [PTJ 34:400-401]

ThomasJefferson | Jun 5, 2014 |

The classic translation of Virgil's Aeneid, Pastorals, and Georgics by one of the finest of seventeenth century English poets. One of the most important works of English translation. And one of the few cases where the original found a translator of equal merit. (

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Fledgist | Dec 29, 2007 |

Contains Bucolicks, Georgicks, Aeneis (

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Bibliotheca Avrea

Bibliothek der Antike - Aufbau Verlag

Great Books of the Western World (Volume 13, 1952 ed.)

Loeb Classical Library (63, 64)

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The World's Classics (37)

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The Aeneid by Virgil

The Georgics by Publius Vergilius Maro

Vergil's Aeneid, Books I-VI by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 2 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 4 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 1 by Virgil (indirect)

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Aeneid, book 8 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 9 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid I-IV by Virgile (indirect)

Aeneid, book 11 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 10 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 12 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 5 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 3 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid, book 7 by Virgil (indirect)

Aeneid VI by Virgil (indirect)

Virgil: The Georgics, Vol. II: Book III-IV by Virgil (indirect)

Georgicon liber IV [Latin] by Virgil (indirect)

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MELIBOEUS: You, Tityrus, 'neath a broad beech-canopy / Reclining, on the slender oat rehearse / Your silvan ditties: I from my sweet fields, / And home's familiar bounds, even now depart.

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This work is a compilation of the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aenied of Virgil.
The Britannica Great Books 12 or 13 are also a compilation of these three, although they may be titled differently by users. Please don't separate the Britannica Great Books of the Western World from this work.

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Excerpt from The Works of Virgil Psalms; in which their literal or historical sense, as they relate to King David, and the People of Israel, is illustrated; and their application to Messiah, to the Church, and to Individuals, as members thereof, is pointed out. Complete in one vol. Syo. With Portrait, 12s. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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It includes; THE ECLOGUES, THE GEORGICS, and THE AENEID.

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