Both Uses of
contagion
in
The Aeneid
- Contagion caught the posts; it spread along, Scorch'd, and to distance drove the scatter'd throng.†
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- As when, in summer, welcome winds arise, The watchful shepherd to the forest flies, And fires the midmost plants; contagion spreads, And catching flames infect the neighb'ring heads; Around the forest flies the furious blast, And all the leafy nation sinks at last, And Vulcan rides in triumph o'er the waste; The pastor, pleas'd with his dire victory, Beholds the satiate flames in sheets ascend the sky: So Pallas' troops their scatter'd strength unite, And, pouring on their foes, their…†
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Definition:
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(contagion) the spread of disease or any idea or attitude -- especially one that is harmful; or an instance of the thing that is spread -- such as a virus