Yeah, I look back with a littleI never write into books.
Ah, the first book of the Aeneid that I read in Latin. Though it was probably about 6 years ago at this point. And ah, when I would write all over the text/margins.
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It'll be interesting to read through it now, and have much better context for the things that are going on! lol
Yup, my professor gave the same reason.My first experience with Vergil was in college, and we started in Book 7. Why? The professor said that too many people ignored Books 7-12, so that's where he wanted to start. However, I was hooked immediately -- I remember thinking how beautiful the initial lines were, and realizing why this had been popular for millenia.
Heh. Can never really know for sure, I guess. Though it is the only two times he uses the phrase.But is that really a deliberate echo?
That sounds like something that was not intended.a lot of ... behinds