Daunus
Americannoun
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His last wish is that the old age of his father, Daunus, should not be deprived of the consolation of his funeral honours.
From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by W. Y. Sellar
A mighty city Diomed' had rear'd Beneath Apulian Daunus, and possess'd His lands by marriage dower.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard
If that force were in my love that once was, and that was well, never had thine omnipotence denied me leave to withdraw Turnus from battle and preserve him for his father Daunus in safety.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
If a father's tears Move thee, for old Anchises' sake, I pray, Pity old Daunus.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor
I have deserved my fate, and I do not deprecate it, yet if any regard for an unhappy father can move you, have compassion on the aged Daunus.
From Story of Aeneas by Michael Clarke
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