10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMARACUS»
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Bibliotheca Classica: Or, A Classical Dictionary
Amaracus, fa son of Cynaras, king of Cyprus, who, having fallen and broken a
vase of perfumes which he was carrying, pined away, being either overpowered
by the strong fragrance, or struck with grief at the loss he had sustained. The
gods ...
John Lemprière, Charles Anthon, 1831
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Oregano: Proceedings of the IPGRI International Workshop on ...
Amaracus Bentham dictamnus (L.) Bentham] Origanum tournefortii Aiton [syn.
Amaracus tournefortii (Aiton) Bentham] Origanum scabrum Boiss et Heldr. [syn.
Amaracus scaber (Boiss. et Heldr.) Briq.] Origanum lirium Heldr. ex Halácsy [syn.
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L. Junius Moderatus Columella Of Husbandry: In Twelve Books: ...
(1) Sampfuchum, Amaracus. Pliny, lib. xxi. cap. 12. fays, that Diodes the
physician, and the Sicilians, called that herb amaracus, which the Syrians and
Egyptians called sampfuchum. Father Hardouin, in his note on this herb, fays that
it is a ...
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, 1745
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Labiatarum Genera Et Species: Or, A Description of the ...
AMARACUS. Amaracus. Mamch. Origani sp. Linn. et Auct. Calyx ovato-
campanulatus, basi 13-nervius, limbi labio superiore elongato integro erecto,
inferiore truncate subnullo vel brevissime bidentato, fauce intus nuda. Corollœ
tubus e calyce ...
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The Works of Virgil Translated Into English Prose,: As Near ...
At Venus irrigat placidam auietem per membra Aseanio, et Dea tollit eum [otum
gremio in allot lucot Jdalia ; ubt mollis amaracus as- pirans, compleilitur ilium son
bus et dulci umbra. TRANSLATION. mayfl effect, now hear what I advise.
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"Arms, and the Man I sing . . .": A Preface to Dryden's Æneid
mollis amaracus, would not, in his opinion, be sufficiently counteracted by the
pleasant sound of the words as was achieved by Virgil in the Latin. Indeed, it is
not difficult to share Dryden's opinion that “the Sound of the Latin is so much
more ...
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The Works of Virgil: Translated Into English Prose, as Near ...
690 At Venus Ascanio placidam per membra quietem Irrigat, et fotum gremio Dea
tollit in altos Idaliœ lucos, ubi mollis amaracus illum Floribus, et dulci aspirans
complectitur umbrâ. TRANSLATION. Nnnc acci e nostrani mentent quà possis ...
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A Commentary on Catullus
575, 617) make sampsuchum and amaracus distinct plants. Columella indeed
seems to imply that amaracus had a conspicuous flower; for he combines it with
narcissus and pomegranate 'blossom (balaustium), and this after a simile in
which ...
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The works of Virgil translated into english prose
690 At Venus Ascanio placidam per membra quietem Irrigat, et fotum gremio Dea
tollit in altos ldaliae lucos, ubi mollis amaracus ilium Floribus, et dulci aspirans
complectitur umbra. Nunc accipe nostram mentem qua possis facere id. Regius ...
O. dictamnus L., Sp. PL 589 (1753) (Amaracus dictamnus (L.) Bentham). White-
lanate dwarf shrub; stems up to 20cm. Leaves 13-25 x 12-25 mm, broadly ovate
to orbicular, entire, Ian- ate, the veins raised, conspicuous; lower leaves shortly ...
