"Charmed with the foolish whistling of a name."
— Georgics

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
PoetryWorks by Virgil
Original Language: English

Sources

Abraham Cowley, A Translation out of Virgil, Georg. Lib. II. 458. Compare: "Ravished with the whistling of a name", Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle IV, line 283.