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Page 157
... Virgil . We are about to consider Virgil in his influence upon the English poets . Our concern is neither with the translators of Virgil , nor with Virgilian scholar- ship in English . Therefore , for us , Virgil is the author of the ...
... Virgil . We are about to consider Virgil in his influence upon the English poets . Our concern is neither with the translators of Virgil , nor with Virgilian scholar- ship in English . Therefore , for us , Virgil is the author of the ...
Page 159
... Virgil as the creator of poetical subjects which might be plundered by adventurous poets , and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw Virgil . as a model of form and style . In the nineteenth century Virgil's fame suffered eclipse ...
... Virgil as the creator of poetical subjects which might be plundered by adventurous poets , and the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw Virgil . as a model of form and style . In the nineteenth century Virgil's fame suffered eclipse ...
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... Virgil , and with the revolt of youth against the conventions of the last age , and with the decay of elegance and dignity as conscious ideals of poetic style , Virgil has reached his lowest point as an influence and an inspiration . He ...
... Virgil , and with the revolt of youth against the conventions of the last age , and with the decay of elegance and dignity as conscious ideals of poetic style , Virgil has reached his lowest point as an influence and an inspiration . He ...
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