Excerpt from The Eclogues of Virgil (in English in Hexameter Verse) The study of some portion of Virgil's poems has long been considered a requisite for students pursuing an extended course of education. Martin Luther when a young man at the University made a thorough study of Cicero, Virgil and other classic authors in preparation for his life work. It is not strange that a man of his genius should find delight in the expressive beauty of Virgil's thoughts and Virgil's style. Many boys and girls in the early part of their classical course have been deeply impressed with the vivid representations and the elegance of these lines; and have had feelings similar to those of a boy fourteen years of age who was reading the story of the overthrow of Troy, and who said to his teacher that if he ever became a rich man, he would like to give the money to rebuild that ancient city. I have long thought it would be a good thing to have Virgil's poems translated into English in hexameter verse for the benefit of those persons who are not able to read them in the language in which Virgil wrote them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Eclogues of Virgil: Translated Into English Hexameter Verse In numbers like to thine could I rehearse, Thy lofty tragic scenes, thy labored verse; The world another Sophocles in thee, Another Homer should behold in me.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Eclogues Virgil - Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of GilgameshThe Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, which were influential in so much subsequent literature, perhaps best exemplify what pastoral can do. "Song replying to song replying to song," touchingly comic, poignantly sad, sublimely joyful, the various music that these shepherds make echoes in scenes of repose and harmony, and of hardship and trouble in work and love.Available in ebook for the first time, this English-only edition of The Eclogues of Virgil includes concise, informative notes and an introduction that describes the fundamental role of this deeply original book in the pastoral tradition.

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Excerpt from The Eclogues of Virgil: Translated Into English VerseTo thee who five and twenty years Hast journeyed down the vale of tears, Thy hand in mine, thy heart and mind With mine in true affection joined, I dedicate these feeble lines, Designed to point where virgil shines.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.