The Aeneid, Virgil lines 785-794

Question 1

non ego Myrmidonum sedes Dolopumve superbas

Answer 1

I shall not look upon the proud settlements of the Myrmidons or the Dolopians,

Question 2

aspiciam aut Grais servitum matribus ibo,

Answer 2

nor shall I go into slavery for Greek mothers,

Question 3

Dardanis et divae Veneris nurus;

Answer 3

a Dardanian and the daughter-in-law of the goddess Venus.

Question 4

sed me magna deum genetrix his detinet oris.

Answer 4

But the great mother of the gods keeps me on these shores.

Question 5

iamque vale et nati serva communis amorem.’

Answer 5

And now farewell, and guard the love for our mutual child.’

Question 6

haec ubi dicta dedit, lacrimantem et multa volentem

Answer 6

When she had granted these words, she left me crying and wanting

Question 7

dicere deseruit, tenuesque recessit in auras,

Answer 7

to say many things, and withdrew into the faint breezes.

Question 8

ter conatus ibi collo dare bracchia circum;

Answer 8

I tried three times on the spot to put my arms around her neck;

Question 9

ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,

Answer 9

three times the phantom escaped my hands, grasping in vain,

Question 10

par levibus ventis volucrique simillima somno.

Answer 10

like light winds and most similar to winged sleep.