All 3 Uses of
pliant
in
The Aeneid
- Unhappy Dido little thought what guest, How dire a god, she drew so near her breast; But he, not mindless of his mother's pray'r, Works in the pliant bosom of the fair, And molds her heart anew, and blots her former care.†
Book 1
- Not fiery coursers, in a chariot race, Invade the field with half so swift a pace; Not the fierce driver with more fury lends The sounding lash, and, ere the stroke descends, Low to the wheels his pliant body bends.†
Book 5
- One on his youth and pliant limbs relies; One on his sinews and his giant size.†
Book 5 *
Definition:
-
(pliant as in: a pliant individual) able to adjust readily to different conditions
or less commonly:
susceptible to being led or directed