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Excerpt from The Works of Virgil, in Latin and English, Vol. 4 of 4: The AEneid Translated; The Eclogues and Georgics, With Notes on the Whole; Also, a Dissertation on the Sixth Book of the AEneid; On the Shield of AEneas; On the Character of Iapis; And Three Essays on Pastoral, Didactic and Epic Poetry Virgil obferves_all this exaetly but we are to confider, that the poet makes thofe epifodes, where the hero does not much appear, far fhorter than thole where he has the principal part. The recital which Eneas makes of the taking of Troy, _and his amour with Dido, are much longer than the hiliory of Cacus related by Evander, or the adventures of Nifas and Euryalus which the poet himfelf relates. This example of generous friendfhip is the chief beauty of this book; but it is not the only paffage where the poet exerts himfelf: the complaints of the mother of Euryalus, the inveeiives of Numanus, and the attack of the camp in which the poet makes Turnus perform f0 many brave exploits; are all excellent. Segrais. 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."