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lxxvi GENERAL LITERATURE DEPARTMENT III Translate with explanations cum venti posuere-vina coronant-Quirinali lituo-instratos alipedes-ignes enixa jugales-dant animos plagae-Parthos reposcere signa- cinctu Gabino-it bello tessera signum-laboratae Cereris- stricturae Chalybum-virgatis sagulis-dives pictai vestis- acta pariter testudine IV Comment on the scansion of the following lines Ne pete connubiis natam sociare Latinis Praeferimus manibus vittas et verba precantia Spiculaque clipeique ereptaque rostra carinis Aut leves ocreas lento du argento Evolat infelix et femineo ululatu Discuss VergiPs use of the words adeo moliri adolere perpetuus anceps stringo radius VI What motives may have influenced Vergil in his choice of the subjects of his poems Illustrate from these books his fondness for natural scenery his shrinking from bloodshed -Et'bi XXL tferfftl orgies II Translate Caloris ac frigoris patientia par cibi potionisque de- siderio naturali non voluptate modus finitus vigiliarum somnique nec die nec nocte discriminata tempora id quod gerendis rebus superesset quieti datum ea neque molli strato neque silentio accersita multi saepe militari sagulo opertum humi iacentem inter custodias stationesque militum con- spexerunt Vestitus nihil inter aequales excellens arma atque equi conspiciebantur Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat princeps in proelium ibat ultimus conserto proelio excedebat Has tantas viri virtutes ingentia vitia aequabant inhumana crudelitas perfidia plus quam Punica nihil veri nihil sancti nullus deum metus nullum ius iuran- dum nulla religio Cum hac indole virtutum atque vitiorum triennio sub Hasdrubale imperatore meruit nulla re quae agenda videndaque magno futuro duci esset praetermissa