Epic poem · 1876

The Aeneid

The Aeneids of Virgil, done into English verse by William Morris

by Virgil

Translated by William Morris (1876; third impression 1900)

Virgil's Latin epic of Aeneas, the Trojan refugee who carries his gods to Italy and founds the line of Rome, in twelve books, rendered into long rhymed fourteeners by William Morris.

Contents · 12 parts

• Book Iabout 770 lines
• Book IIabout 810 lines
• Book IIIabout 720 lines
• Book IVabout 710 lines
• Book Vabout 880 lines
• Book VIabout 910 lines
• Book VIIabout 820 lines
• Book VIIIabout 740 lines
• Book IXabout 830 lines
• Book Xabout 920 lines
• Book XIabout 920 lines
• Book XIIabout 960 lines

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