Tibullus Adapted for the Use of Schools (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Tibullus: Adapted for the Use of Schools Virgil died b.c. 19. Ovid, who complains that the harsh fates did not allow time for him to become Tibullus' friend, has written a beautiful lamentation on his death in an Elegy (iv. Amor. Eleg. Viii.) which contains several familiar lines, and in which Ovid's graceful variety is set forth with more feeling than is usually found in his verses it is a com fort to him to think that the death of Tibullus had been still sadder, had it happened in Corcyra for that now his mother had closed his eye his sister had shared his sorrow Delia spake the last sad words of regret Nemesis held her dying lover's hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.