I am writing to ask if any members of this list-serve can identify for me
renaissance paintings or engravings after paintings which depict Virgil
reading the Aeneid to the court of Augustus Caesar. This seems to be a
theme for 18th- and 19th-century French paintings but I think that I've
seen a re
In a message dated 12/9/98 4:41:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< My Franklin Day Planner "quote for the day" is, "They can because they
think they can." Virgil. Can anyone confirm that this is a real quotation,
tell me where it occurs, and provide the Latin?
Thanks!
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, George Heidekat
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> Reply to: Seeking translation---one sentence.
>Hi (Heus!)
>
>My Franklin Day Planner "quote for the day" is, "They can because they think
>they can." Virgil. Can anyone confirm that this is a real quotation, t
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gregory Hays
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>>I don't know the poem your referring to. But I thought you might find a
>>poem called the "Pervigilium Veneris" which is made up of half-lines and
>>lines from Vergil but on a rather more humorous topic interesting.
>>Unfortu
Reply to: Seeking translation---one sentence.
Hi (Heus!)
My Franklin Day Planner "quote for the day" is, "They can because they think
they can." Virgil. Can anyone confirm that this is a real quotation, tell me
where it occurs, and provide the Latin?
Thanks!
..
>I don't know the poem your referring to. But I thought you might find a
>poem called the "Pervigilium Veneris" which is made up of half-lines and
>lines from Vergil but on a rather more humorous topic interesting.
>Unfortunately, I cannot remember who it is by. Anyone?
>
>Adrian Pay
I think you m
The PVV is anonymous/unattributed, if I recall.
Ed DeHoratius
At 4:02 PM 12/9/98, Adrian Pay wrote:
>I don't know the poem your referring to. But I thought you might find a
>poem called the "Pervigilium Veneris" which is made up of half-lines and
>lines from Vergil but on a rather more humorous t
Damien,
Thanks. I remember skim reading Cameron very shortly before finals but not
taking much of it in. I'd be very grateful if you could summarize his
standpoint for me, as I don't have access to a library at the moment.
Also I think the question should be analysed in distinct parts. Whatever
I don't know the poem your referring to. But I thought you might find a
poem called the "Pervigilium Veneris" which is made up of half-lines and
lines from Vergil but on a rather more humorous topic interesting.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember who it is by. Anyone?
Adrian Pay
-Original Mes
>>Dear List,
>>
>>I am trying to find a poem Virgil wrote
>>regarding I believe "Peripus"
>>I copied it down in the museum at
>>Ephesus, however my notebook was stolen.
>>
...
>>
>>Gary Glazner
Could Peripus be "Periplus" the Latin spelling of the Greek word
"periplous" or "sailing by" and refer e
>Dear List,
>
>I am trying to find a poem Virgil wrote
>regarding I believe "Peripus"
>I copied it down in the museum at
>Ephesus, however my notebook was stolen.
>
>I hope this request is within the bounds
>of this list.
>
>The poem as close as I can remember
>was addressed to some young men
>enco
Dear List,
I am trying to find a poem Virgil wrote
regarding I believe "Peripus"
I copied it down in the museum at
Ephesus, however my notebook was stolen.
I hope this request is within the bounds
of this list.
The poem as close as I can remember
was addressed to some young men
encouraging them
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