Take Tro-i-a as 3 syllables:
Praedam ad/ serva/ bant. Huc/ undique/ Troia/gaza.
jg
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From: "Denise Davis-Henry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:04 AM
Caris Amicis: My AP Vergil class has found a line from Bk II, 763, that
we cannot fit into dactylic hexameter.
It reads: praedam adservabant. Huc undique Troia gaza
Any advice? Denise D-Henry
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