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In his description of the choice of animals for procreation, in the third chapter of his Georgic's, and the 49th verse, you will find it thus written: "Seu quis Olympiacea mieratus praemia palme, "Pascit Equos, feu quis fortes ad aratra Juvencos, "Corpora praecipue matrum legat."
The text follows that of W. and R. and is approved by Freund. For the meaning of egerunt, cf. praedam egesserunt, H. 3, 33. Silvis emuniendis==viis per silvas et paludes muniendis. Semel. Once for all, G. 19. Emit, sc. tributis pendendis; pascit, sc. frumento praebendo. Portus, quibus exercendis. Why not refer it to the construction or improvement of harbors?
I shall only beg pardon for such a profusion of Latin quotations; which I should not have made use of, but that I feared my own judgment would have looked too singular on such a subject, had not I supported it by the practice and authority of Virgil. Animum pictura pascit inani. VIRG., AEn. i. 464. And with the shadowy picture feeds his mind.
To commemorate this he enlarged the accommodation for the prisoners and added a chapel. The old gate was taken down and rebuilt in 1586. That second gate was destroyed in the Fire of London. No. 83. Tuesday, June 5, 1711. Addison. ... Animum pictura pascit inani. Virg.
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