Thus for instance, in the poems- Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus,- Acmen Septimius suos amores,- VERani, omnibus e meis amicis,- Iam VER egelidos refert tepores,- Paene insularum Sirmio insularumque,- Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire,- we apprehend through a perfectly pure medium, and by a single intuition, the highest pitch of the passionate love of man and woman, the perfect beauty and joy of self-forgetful friendship, the eager enthusiasm for travel and adventure, the deep delight of returning to a beautiful and well-loved home, the 'sorrow's crown of sorrows' in 'remembering happier things.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
This paragraph is the continuation of that which begins at VER.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The words, then, of VER.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods