In these lines, Anchises is going on about Marcellus and all of his amazing accomplishments. Then he goes on to give Aeneas a general prophecy of what Rome and all of its heroes will be. He makes Aeneas proud to be the founder of this city, so he will continue upon this quest.
Vocab:
- alumno
- impune
- tulisset
- foderet
- donis
- aeris
- gerenda
- nitens
- candenti
Grammar:
-879- illi=Marcello - dat. with obvius
- tulisset - apodosis of a ctf condition
- si rumpas - protasis of future less vivid condition
- 884-885 - color indicative - ut implied
-viro- dat. of agent
- fugiat/ferat - subjunctives
- 899 - ille: Aeneas
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