All 3 Uses of
impotent
in
The Aeneid
- Frantic with fear, impatient of the wound, And impotent of mind, she roves the city round.†
Book 4 *
- So roams the nightly wolf about the fold: Wet with descending show'rs, and stiff with cold, He howls for hunger, and he grins for pain, (His gnashing teeth are exercis'd in vain,) And, impotent of anger, finds no way In his distended paws to grasp the prey.†
Book 9
- Mad with her anguish, impotent to bear The mighty grief, she loathes the vital air.†
Book 12
Definition:
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(impotent as in: impotent fury) lacking power or ability