All 4 Uses of
insolent
in
The Aeneid
- He summon'd Eurus and the western blast, And first an angry glance on both he cast; Then thus rebuk'd: "Audacious winds! from whence This bold attempt, this rebel insolence?†
Book 1
- As sure they will, barbarian, sure they must, If there be gods in heav'n, and gods be justWho tak'st in wrongs an insolent delight; With a son's death t' infect a father's sight.†
Book 2 *
- He claims the bull with awless insolence, And having seiz'd his horns, accosts the prince: "If none my matchless valor dares oppose, How long shall Dares wait his dastard foes?†
Book 5
- Let insolence no longer awe the throne; But, with a father's right, bestow your own.†
Book 11
Definition:
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(insolent) rudely disrespectful