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“But, Roman, thou, do thou control
The nations far and wide;
Be this thy genius, to impose
The rule of peace on vanquished foes,
Show pity to the humbled soul,
And crush the sons of pride.”

John Conington

Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book VI, pp. 225–226

Peace , Soul

“My chief, let Fate cry on or back,
'Tis ours to follow, nothing slack:
Whate'er betide, he only cures
The stroke of Fortune who endures.”

John Conington

Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book V, p. 175

Fate , Cry

“Curst Love! what lengths of tyrant scorn
Wreak'st not on those of woman born?”

John Conington

Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book IV, p. 127

Love

“So vast the labor to create
The fabric of the Roman state!”

John Conington

Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book I, p. 4

“Terror wings his flight.”

John Conington

Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book VIII, p. 280