Project Gutenberg 2006-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 274 Virgil -70 -19 Vergil Vergilius Maro, Publius Publio Virgilio Marón Marón, Publio Virgilio Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie The Fourth Book of Virgil's Aeneid and the Ninth Book of Voltaire's Henriad Etext produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) HTML file produced by David Widger "The Fourth Book of Virgil's Aeneid and the Ninth Book of Voltaire's Henriad," translated into English verse by P. L., is a literary work combining classical poetry and 18th-century verse translation. Likely written in the early 19th century, this book juxtaposes two significant texts: Virgil's exploration of passion and duty in the story of Dido and Æneas, and Voltaire's representation of love and leadership within the context of Henry IV's reign. The core topic navigates themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of fate. The fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneid depicts the tragic love affair between the Trojan prince Æneas and Queen Dido of Carthage. Despite developments of deep affection, influenced by divine interference, the relationship is ultimately doomed by fate and duty, leading Dido to despair and death. Meanwhile, the ninth book of Voltaire's Henriad unfolds Henry IV’s romantic entanglement with Gabrielle d'Estrées, emphasizing his struggles between personal feelings and political responsibilities. This interplay of love and duty culminates in a dramatic confrontation between desire and obligation for both historical figures, highlighting the fragility of human endeavors in the face of destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Virgil. Aeneis Voltaire, 1694-1778. Henriade PA PQ Text Browsing: Literature Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature 123422 2025-06-08T13:17:02.773211 text/html 118043 2018-09-04T07:05:18 text/html 142892 2025-06-08T13:17:10.586169 application/epub+zip 143513 2025-06-08T13:17:06.932184 application/epub+zip 113422 2025-06-08T13:17:05.374201 application/epub+zip 363423 2025-06-08T13:17:12.767174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364687 2025-06-08T13:17:09.616212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318647 2022-09-09T13:02:14.848492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100765 2025-06-08T13:17:02.419181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100479 2006-12-19T16:31:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 39737 2006-12-19T16:31:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100503 2006-12-19T16:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39696 2006-12-19T16:31:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21750 2025-06-08T13:17:12.913139 application/rdf+xml 24555 2025-06-08T13:17:05.941193 image/jpeg 4580 2025-06-08T13:17:05.656164 image/jpeg 41885 2018-09-04T07:06:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 141675 2025-06-08T13:17:02.786190 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia