All 3 Uses of
rustic
in
The Aeneid
- As, when in tumults rise th' ignoble crowd, Mad are their motions, and their tongues are loud; And stones and brands in rattling volleys fly, And all the rustic arms that fury can supply: If then some grave and pious man appear, They hush their noise, and lend a list'ning ear; He soothes with sober words their angry mood, And quenches their innate desire of blood: So, when the Father of the Flood appears, And o'er the seas his sov'reign trident rears, Their fury falls: he skims theā¦†
Book 1
- The rustic honors of the scythe and share Give place to swords and plumes, the pride of war.†
Book 7 *
- They turn the glowing mass with crooked tongs; The fiery work proceeds, with rustic songs.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(rustic) characteristic of rural life; simple without refined touches