Ennius
Americannoun
noun
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In this respect he stood in marked contrast to Ennius and Terence, and probably to Caecilius.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
The feeling which Ennius in his turn entertained for Scipio was one of enthusiastic admiration.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
The epic poetry of the age was the work of Naevius and Ennius.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
His admiration for him springs from a deeper source of spiritual sentiment than that of Ennius for Scipio, or of Virgil for Augustus.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
Among the modes of imaginative sentiment by which the poetry of Ennius is pervaded, those kindled by patriotic enthusiasm are most conspicuous.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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