Vergil


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Ver·gil

 (vûr′jəl)
See Virgil.
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Vergil

(ˈvɜːdʒɪl)
n
(Biography) a variant spelling of Virgil
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Vir•gil

(ˈvɜr dʒəl)

n.
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 B.C., Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
Vir•gil•i•an (vərˈdʒɪl i ən, -ˈdʒɪl yən) adj.
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Noun1.Vergil - a Roman poetVergil - a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Publius Vergilius Maro, Virgil
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Vergil

[ˈvɜːdʒɪl] N → Virgilio
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Vergil

n → Virgil m, → Vergil m
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Only the rare and exceptional genius of Vergil and Milton could use the Homeric medium without loss of individuality: and this quality none of the later epic poets seem to have possessed.
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Rome [by rail], Herculaneum, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Vergil's tomb, and possibly the ruins of Paestum can be visited, as well as the beautiful surroundings of Naples and its charming bay.
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Vergil and Cicero were regarded no longer as mysterious prophets from a dimly imagined past, but as real men of flesh and blood, speaking out of experiences remote in time from the present but no less humanly real.
In a translation of two books of Vergil's 'Aneid' he introduced, from the Italian, pentameter blank verse, which was destined thenceforth to be the meter of English poetic drama and of much of the greatest English non-dramatic poetry.
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Another book I have which I call 'The Supplement to Polydore Vergil,' which treats of the invention of things, and is a work of great erudition and research, for I establish and elucidate elegantly some things of great importance which Polydore omitted to mention.
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Early favorites are past WSC champs like cockfight idol Patrick Antonio, Frank Berin, Vice Mayor Jubee Navarro, Rey Briones, Nene Araneta, Peping Ricafort, Joey Sy, Noel Jarin, Dicky Lim, Biboy Enriquez, Ito Ynares, Anthony Lim, Vergil Intino, Lawrence Wacnang, Art de Castro, Magno Lim, Ed Apari, Honey Yu, Joey delos Santos and Rikki Reyes.
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Also seeing action are WSC champs Nene Araneta, Peping Ricafort, Joey Sy, Noel Jarin, Dicky Lim, Biboy Enriquez, Ito Ynares, Anthony Lim, Vergil Intino, Lawrence Wacnang, Art de Castro, Magno Lim, Ed Apari, Honey Yu, Joey delos Santos and Rikki Reyes.
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He was preceded in death by his grandparents Sarah Walters and Vergil and Betty Gilbertson.
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Guillermo Eleazar identified the suspect as Vergil Leblora, 43, a resident of Barangay North Fairview.
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The seemingly eternal battle between Dante (the series' protagonist, who makes a return with an altered and controversial character design) and his brother, Vergil. (If you're getting hints of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" already, don't worry: That's the point.) The bond and strife between the two Nephilim, born of angel and demon lineage and powerful warriors in their own right, shifts from a more never-ending sort of existence to one that doesn't quite exist at all - at least not yet.
Dante's back - this time cooler than ever

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