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"A beautiful horse, and fine armour, were objects which must naturally have made an impression on the mind of one so young as Ascanius"

— Pitt, Christopher (1699-1748)

Author

Pitt, Christopher (1699-1748)

Work Title

The Æneid of Virgil [from The Works of Virgil, in Latin and English. The original Text correctly printed from the most authentic Editions, collated for this Purpose. The Æneid Translated By the Rev. Mr. Christopher Pitt, The Eclogues and Georgics, with Notes on the Whole, By the Rev. Mr. Joseph Warton. With several New Observations By Mr. Holdsworth, Mr. Spence, and Others. Also, A Dissertation on the Sixth Book of the Æneid, by Mr. Warburton. On the Shield of Æneas, by Mr. W. Whitehead. On the Character of Japis, by the late Dr. Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester. And, Three Essays on Pastoral, Didactic and Epic Poetry, by the Editor]

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Printed for R. Dodsley [etc.]

Date

1753

Metaphor

"A beautiful horse, and fine armour, were objects which must naturally have made an impression on the mind of one so young as Ascanius"

Metaphor in Context

363. What late though saw'st.] A beautiful horse, and fine armour, were objects which must naturally have made an impression on the mind of one so young as Ascanius. He therefore promises these, as esteeming them a very great reward.