Publii Virgilii Maronis Georgicorum Libri Quatuor; the Georgicks of Virgil, With and English Translation and Notes

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1755 Excerpt: ...He produces a noted instance of the quarrel between the Centaurs and Lapithae. Ovid has described it at large in the twelfth book of the Metamorphosis. Pirithous, king of the Lapithae, had married Hippodamia. At these nuptials Eurytus, a Centaur, being inflamed with lust and wine, attempted to ravish the bride: which example was followed by the rest, who endeavoured each to seize upon such young ladies as they chose. Theseus lifing in defence of the bride slew Eurytus, and, the other guests assisting, all the Centaurs were either Cain or put to flight. 455. Culpam. In one of Dr Mead's manuscripts it is culpas. Furtntts Centauros Ictbo domuit. This passage is generally explained "by joining letho with domuit. But "it seems to me that it should be "joined with furentes, as it is said "furent ira, invidia, a more, &c. «« and as Virgil himself says in th« "second Aeneid: "--Vidi ipse surent em "Caede Neoptolemum. ' And then the meaning is, domuit, "he overcame, in the common sense, "as wine is said to overcome any one, and made them mad to death. "In the other sense Virgil would "contradict what he said before. "Bacchus et ad culpam causas dedit. How would Bacchus have been to "blame, for having punished with "death profligate wretches that "would have ravished the bride "from her husband? This was a "just, and not a blameable action, "but bis blame was his overcoming "their reason, and exciting them to "that outrage." Mr B. We find in Virgil Jlernert letho and dejicere letho, and therefore I do not doubt but domare letho might be used. But what seems to me the strongest confirmation of Mr B 's opinion, is that we find in Ovid, that neithe...