THE

WORKS OF VIRGIL

TRANSLATED BY

JOHN DRYDEN.

REPRINTED FROM THE BEST EDITIONS.

With Memoir, &c.

LONDON AND NEW YORK:

FREDERICK WARNE AND CO.

HARVARD

COLLEGE

Nov 20.1933

LIBRARY

Estate of Philip Robinson

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CONTENTS.

Life of Virgil

THE ÆNEIS.

PAGE
ix

BOOK

I. The Trojan's Escape from the Storm, and Reception

in Carthage

II. The Fall of Troy, and Escape of Æneas

I

29

57

82

188

137

III. The Trojans' Wanderings in Search of a Settlement

IV. Dido's Passion for Æneas, her Desertion and Death

V. Return to Sicily; Games and Burning of the Fleet

VI. The Interview with the Sibyl and Descent to Hell.

VII. Reception in Italy, and Juno's Efforts to raise War 169

VIII. War Preparations and Alliances: Arms for Æneas 198

IX. The War begun; Adventure of Nisus and Euryalus

X. The Gods in Council, Æneas' Return, and War

Revived

XI. Burying the Dead, and the Latian Council

XII. Challenge, Combat, and Death of Turnus

GEORGICS.

223

252

I. Invocation of Soils, Seasons, and the Weather . 357

II. Planting of Trees; Culture of the Vine and Olive 375

III. Breeding, &c., of Horses, Cattle, and other Animals 396

IV. Bees, and their Treatment

418

'HE Publishers, having reversed the order hitherto observed

THE reve to state their reasons for the

change.

The order hitherto observed is that in which the Works were written, viz.: Pastorals, Georgics, Æneis. In this Edition, the Æneis is placed first as most readable. The order of merit, according to the critics, would place the Georgics first, but the reader, who reads to be gratified, never forgets the merits of the subject. It has been a complaint in Dryden's time that the pages of the Pastorals were hurried over to get at the Æneis, and the readers of the present day are not a whit more tolerant of obstruc tions to their taste. We have, therefore, thought it best to save our readers the necessity of thus slighting the author; it might be throwing his book aside without even reaching that which would really interest them. Milton's works have had their order similarly reversed.

The text followed is Dr. Carey's as adopted by Scott, The following deviations have been made in the Æneis, solely, to prevent unpleasant haults: in book iv. line 825, "banks" has been changed to "oars"-this word has been a stumbling-block to several Editors who have made it barks; vii. 29, “bear” to "hear"; vii. 83, "to" to "too"; ix. 1040, "He joints" to "Disjoints," the period being substituted by a dash at the end of the line before; x. 143, "all" is dropped before "the united." The Life, and Index to the Æneis have been compiled specially for this Edition.