The Aeneid

by Virgil · 29-19 BCE

John Dryden's verse translation, 1697. 12 parts, about 107,463 words, 8 hours of reading. Source edition.

Passages the guide marks

I sing of arms and of the man who first came, a fugitive by fate, from the coasts of Troy to Italy and the Lavinian shores.
Book 1, lines 1-3 · Read it in Book I
Can there be such anger in the minds of the gods?
Book 1, line 11 · Read it in Book I
There are tears in things, and mortal affairs touch the heart.
Book 1, line 462 · Read it in Book I
Roman, remember to rule the peoples with your power. These shall be your arts: to spare the conquered and beat down the proud.
Book 6, lines 851-853 · Read it in Book VI
Aeneas' knees gave way beneath him, and cold ran through him.
Book 12, line 905 · Read it in Book XII

About this text

Public domain in the United States; the Standard Ebooks edition is released under CC0. Translated by John Dryden. It is not the edition the programs assign; the guide names that one, and the buy links there point at it.

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