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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman poet who composed the Aeneid, an epic telling of the wanderings of Aeneas after the sack of Troy.
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- proper noun Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70-19 B.C.), Roman
epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid. - proper noun A male
given name , of mostly American usage.
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- noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
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Examples
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There was McQueen, whose character, Captain Virgil Hilts, epitomized “cool.”
A Progressive on the Prairie » Favorite Film Friday: The Great Escape » Print 2009
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* More a bowl of cheese, herbs, and other things than a melting pot, assuming the quote attributed to Virgil is the source.
The Volokh Conspiracy » AZ Boycott and the Constitution: 2010
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Captain Virgil Hilts: Yeah, about 99 percent. von Luger: Then perhaps while you are with us you will have a chance to learn some.
Favorite Film Friday: The Great Escape « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009
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When she served in the U.S. military, Sabrina was known as Virgil, the name given to her by her parents, and she wanted to get the health care she had earned from the Veterans' Administration.
James Moore: Rick Perry Is so Not Gay - Excerpted From Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush James Moore 2011
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When she served in the U.S. military, Sabrina was known as Virgil, the name given to her by her parents, and she wanted to get the health care she had earned from the Veterans' Administration.
James Moore: Rick Perry Is so Not Gay - Excerpted From Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush James Moore 2011
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There was McQueen, whose character, Captain Virgil Hilts, epitomized “cool.”
Favorite Film Friday: The Great Escape « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009
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Captain Virgil Hilts: Yeah, about 99 percent. von Luger: Then perhaps while you are with us you will have a chance to learn some.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Favorite Film Friday: The Great Escape » Print 2009
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It's interesting that if you look back before this period there is virtually no literature that praises Grand Nature .... nothing in Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare or Milton ... it's all about the human form, about delicate beauty, about ordered gardens and symmetrical patterns.
Richard Bangs: Naked in Brazil Richard Bangs 2010
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Claiming that Virgil is doing a crappy job because of the loss of jobs is pretty shortsighted and is really just nonsense.
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Virgil is essentially the incumbent mayor of the 5th District.
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