A History of Roman Literature: From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius

admiration ancient appears Augustus beautiful Caesar called Cato celebrated character chief Cicero close criticism death doubt early effect eloquence epigram equally excellence expression fact feeling followed genius give given Greek hand Horace imitated important influence instance interest Italy kind knowledge known language later Latin learning least less letters lines literary literature lived lost means mentioned mind moral natural never notice once orator original Ovid passages perhaps period Persius philosophy Plautus poem poet poetical poetry political popular possess praise present probably questions quoted reason referred regard rhetoric Roman Rome satire says seems senate Seneca short shows speaks speech spirit style success things thought tion treated treatise true Varro verse Virgil whole writers written wrote