Both Uses of
sloth
in
The Aeneid
- He calls Cyllenius, and the god attends, By whom his menacing command he sends: "Go, mount the western winds, and cleave the sky; Then, with a swift descent, to Carthage fly: There find the Trojan chief, who wastes his days In slothful not and inglorious ease, Nor minds the future city, giv'n by fate.†
Book 4 *
- Your vests embroider'd with rich purple shine; In sloth you glory, and in dances join.†
Book 9
Definition:
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(sloth as in: mental sloth) laziness (an unwillingness to work or exert oneself)