All 3 Uses of
torment
in
The Aeneid
- A greater omen, and of worse portent, Did our unwary minds with fear torment, Concurring to produce the dire event.†
Book 2 *
- Or tell what other chance conducts your way, To view with mortal eyes our dark retreats, Tumults and torments of th' infernal seats."†
Book 6
- The Cyclops here their heavy hammers deal; Loud strokes, and hissings of tormented steel, Are heard around; the boiling waters roar, And smoky flames thro' fuming tunnels soar.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering