LH-S scripsit: > A few years ago our listowner (I think) posted some interesting >comments about the strength and weaknesses of Dryden's version; >unfortunately I cannot find them now. I was struck by his rendering of >Aen. 6. 651-8: > >Dulces exuuiae, dum fata deusque sinebat, >accipite hanc animam meque his exsoluite curis. >Vixi et quem dederat cursum Fortuna peregi, >et nunc magna mei sub terras ibit imago. >Urbem praeclaram statui, mea moenia uidi, >ulta uirum poenas inimico a fratre recepi; >felix, heu nimium felix, si litora tantum >numquam Dardaniae tetigissent nostra carinae.
This is Book 4, I think... Bob White Robert T. White Shaker Heights HS Shaker Heights OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
