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Excerpt from The Works of Virgil, Vol. 3: Translated by John Dryden Unhappy youth! When Fortune gave the rest Of my full wishes, she refused the best! She came; but brought not thee along, to bless My longing eyes, and share in my success: She grudged thy safe return, the triumphs due To prosperous valour, in the public view. Not thus I promised, when thy father lent Thy needless succour with a sad consent; Embraced me, parting for the' Etrurian land, And sent me to possess a large command. He waru'd, and from his own experience told, Our foes were warlike, disciplined, and bold. And now, perhaps, in hopes Of thy return, Rich odours on his loaded altars burn. 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.