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Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a Roman poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became the Roman Empire's national epic.
Also known as: Bucolics, Publius Vergilius Maro, Publius Virgilius Maro, Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilio
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Some day, perhaps, remembering even this
Aeneid (-19)
Jove almighty,
Aeneid (-19)
The while he lifts to heaven hideous cries, like the bellowings of a wounded bull that has fled from the altar and shaken from its neck the ill-aimed axe.
Ye realms, yet unrevealed to human sight,
Aeneid (-19)
Learn fortitude and toil from me, my son,
Aeneid (-19)
Never till then so many thunderbolts from cloudless skies. (Bolt from the blue).
Indulging in the studies of inglorious leisure.
Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto.
Aeneid (-19)
From a single crime know the nation.
Procul, O procul este, profani!
Aeneid (-19)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. Some day, perhaps, remembering even this will be a pleasure.
Cecini pascua, rura, duces. I sang of pastures, farms, and commanders.
Possunt, quia posse videntur. They can because they think they can.
Auri sacra fames! Accursed hunger for gold!
Thus I knew that pups are like dogs, and kids like goats; so I used to compare great things with small.
In endless line the fortunes of the race
Ae half the prayer wi' Phœbus grace did find
I have lived, and I have run the course which fortune allotted me; and now my shade shall descend illustrious to the grave.
Unconscionable Love,
Aeneid (-19)
Let my delight be the country, and the running streams amid the dells—may I love the waters and the woods, though I be unknown to fame.
Georgics (-29)
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