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"Aspice num mage sit nostrum penetrabile telum"
Vergil's Aeneid, Book X line 481
I know I haven't read anywhere near all the lines of the Aeneid, but I still have to say that this is probably one of the most powerful lines in there. It's not all that striking out of context, so it might be hard to understand out of context. Still, when I read this line I felt pierced, struck, probably not unlike how Pallas felt with a spear sticking out of his chest... Okay, not quite so completely struck as having a spear sticking out of me would probably feel, but this line left me completely awestruck. So awestruck that I felt I needed to say it.
See whether our weapon is more able to penetrate.
This one-line quotation from Turnus after he throws his spear after Pallas' spear only grazes him is all the more powerful since most quotations in epic poetry run for several lines. This is the kind of thing that makes me believe that Vergil was actually an honestly good writer.
( Some things I probably should have posted about a while ago )
In other other other other news, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, in which I will hopefully learn what the results of all those blood tests mean. Hooray!
Vergil's Aeneid, Book X line 481
I know I haven't read anywhere near all the lines of the Aeneid, but I still have to say that this is probably one of the most powerful lines in there. It's not all that striking out of context, so it might be hard to understand out of context. Still, when I read this line I felt pierced, struck, probably not unlike how Pallas felt with a spear sticking out of his chest... Okay, not quite so completely struck as having a spear sticking out of me would probably feel, but this line left me completely awestruck. So awestruck that I felt I needed to say it.
See whether our weapon is more able to penetrate.
This one-line quotation from Turnus after he throws his spear after Pallas' spear only grazes him is all the more powerful since most quotations in epic poetry run for several lines. This is the kind of thing that makes me believe that Vergil was actually an honestly good writer.
( Some things I probably should have posted about a while ago )
In other other other other news, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, in which I will hopefully learn what the results of all those blood tests mean. Hooray!
