Chapter II

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

confined by bonds

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

-ing form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

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From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

emanating from God

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

comparative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

easily broken or damaged or destroyed

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I.

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From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading III.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

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From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

except for; apart from

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

transport commercially

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

to, toward, or in the southwest

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

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From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

dependable

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

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From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

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From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

which person or people

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

possessive form of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His bosom fenced brass triply stout, Who first in fragile bark put out, Braving the ocean; undeterr’d By south-west winds, in contest dire With north-east blasts; sad Hyades, Or by the south wind’s fiercer ire, Lord o’er the Adriatic seas Calm’d at its sovereign will, or stirr’d.

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From this reading Thee, may the Cyprian queen divine, And Helen’s brethren, glittering sign, And Æolus, the winds’ stern sire, (Save Iapyx all his subjects bound,) Ship! prosperous guide; that safe ashore Our Virgil, to the Attic ground Thou mayst, thy trusted freight, give o’er, And save one half my soul entire.