Both Uses of
remnant
in
The Aeneid
- For this, far distant from the Latian coast She drove the remnants of the Trojan host; And sev'n long years th' unhappy wand'ring train Were toss'd by storms, and scatter'd thro' the main.†
Book 1
- Receive th' unhappy fugitives to grace, And spare the remnant of a pious race!†
Book 1 *
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth