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Literary
October 3, 1801
Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Excerpt from Virgil's Aeneid (Book I) in Latin, followed by John Dryden's English verse translation of Aeneas encouraging his weary companions after a storm, recalling past trials like Scylla and Cyclops, and urging courage for future relief. Reprinted from Thomas' Massachusetts Spy.
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From Thomas' Massachusetts Spy.
"Dictis maerentia pectora mulcet:
O socii, neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum,
O passi graviora! dabit Deus his quoque finem.
Ye, et Scyllæam rabiem, penitusque sonantes
Accestis scopulos; vos et Cyclopea saxa
Experti: revocate animos, mætumque timorem
Mittite: forsan et hæc olim meminisse juvabit."
The pious chief
With cheerful words allay'd the common grief:
Endure, and conquer: Jove will Soon dispose
To future good, our past and present woes.
With me, the rocks of Scylla you have try'd;
Th' inhuman Cyclops, and his den defy'd.
What greater ills hereafter can you bear?
Resume your courage,' and dismiss your care.
An hour will come, with pleasure to relate
Your sorrows past as benefits of fate."
Dryden.
"Dictis maerentia pectora mulcet:
O socii, neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum,
O passi graviora! dabit Deus his quoque finem.
Ye, et Scyllæam rabiem, penitusque sonantes
Accestis scopulos; vos et Cyclopea saxa
Experti: revocate animos, mætumque timorem
Mittite: forsan et hæc olim meminisse juvabit."
The pious chief
With cheerful words allay'd the common grief:
Endure, and conquer: Jove will Soon dispose
To future good, our past and present woes.
With me, the rocks of Scylla you have try'd;
Th' inhuman Cyclops, and his den defy'd.
What greater ills hereafter can you bear?
Resume your courage,' and dismiss your care.
An hour will come, with pleasure to relate
Your sorrows past as benefits of fate."
Dryden.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Soliloquy
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Aeneid Excerpt
Dryden Translation
Endurance
Courage
Shipwreck Consolation
Scylla Cyclops
What entities or persons were involved?
Dryden
Literary Details
Author
Dryden
Subject
Aeneas Consoling His Men After Shipwreck
Form / Style
English Verse Translation Of Latin Epic Passage
Key Lines
O Socii, Neque Enim Ignari Sumus Ante Malorum,
O Passi Graviora! Dabit Deus His Quoque Finem.
Endure, And Conquer: Jove Will Soon Dispose
To Future Good, Our Past And Present Woes.
An Hour Will Come, With Pleasure To Relate
Your Sorrows Past As Benefits Of Fate.