The Age of Reason · Character
Virgilius
Roman poet referenced in Paine's literary comparisons.
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First appearance: the age of reason
Virgilius shows up with force in XII: The Effects of Christianism on Education; Proposed Reforms. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Condemned to be burned for asserting the antipodes (that the earth is a globe).
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