Virgil, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Virgil, Vol. 1: The Eclogues Translated by Wrangham, the Georgics by Sotheby, and the Æneid by Dryden When she recovered, she made the poet a present of ten sesterces for every line in praise of her son, which amounted in the whole to above two thousand pounds sterling, - a reward equal to Octavia's generosity, and not above Virgil's merit. An event at length occurred, which forms a prominent feature both in the biography of our poet, and in the poetical history of the time. Virgil, who had just revised and altered the Eclogues and Georgics, with a view to give the ultimate polish to the Æneid, which he had now completed, projected a tour in Greece and Asia. With a dread almost prophetic, and an ardor not disproportionate, Horace addresses the ship which bore his departing friend (see lib. i. ode 3.). At Athens Virgil met with Augustus, who was returning to Rome from Samos, where he had wintered after his Syrian expedition. Changing his former intention, Virgil determined to accompany his patron. A circumstance happened about this time too remarkable to be omitted. 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.