The Odes of Horace: tr. into Engl. verse, with the orig. measures preserved throughout, by R.W. O'Brien |
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... Ne'er he trained can be poverty's gripe to bear . The fine old Massic wine - goblet some ne'er contemn : Away from the long day portions are ta'en by them ; Limbs e'en stretched , ' neath the green arbutus ' leafy shade Lying , or of ...
... Ne'er he trained can be poverty's gripe to bear . The fine old Massic wine - goblet some ne'er contemn : Away from the long day portions are ta'en by them ; Limbs e'en stretched , ' neath the green arbutus ' leafy shade Lying , or of ...
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... Ne'er he trained can be poverty's gripe to bear . The fine old Massic wine - goblet some ne'er contemn : Away from the long day portions are ta'en by them ; Limbs e'en stretched , ' neath the green arbutus ' leafy shade Lying , or of ...
... Ne'er he trained can be poverty's gripe to bear . The fine old Massic wine - goblet some ne'er contemn : Away from the long day portions are ta'en by them ; Limbs e'en stretched , ' neath the green arbutus ' leafy shade Lying , or of ...
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... ne'er were for a mortal meant . Down to Pluto's grim realms Hercules , toiling , went . For man's daring there's nought too high : In our folly we e'en venture to scale the sky ; And ne'er by our impiety Do we suffer that Jove should ...
... ne'er were for a mortal meant . Down to Pluto's grim realms Hercules , toiling , went . For man's daring there's nought too high : In our folly we e'en venture to scale the sky ; And ne'er by our impiety Do we suffer that Jove should ...
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... ne'er venture on themes like these ; Nor Pelides ' stern breast , ever unused to yield , Nor , far over the sea , crafty Ulysses ' course , Nor the fell Pelopeän brood ; Of such diffident : while modesty doth forbid , And THE ODES OF ...
... ne'er venture on themes like these ; Nor Pelides ' stern breast , ever unused to yield , Nor , far over the sea , crafty Ulysses ' course , Nor the fell Pelopeän brood ; Of such diffident : while modesty doth forbid , And THE ODES OF ...
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... ne'er teems perpetual torrents ; Wisely to drown thy sadness be thou , in like manner , mindful , And the toils and cares of existence , With mellow wine , my Plancus ! whether the camp shall contain thee , Glitt'ring with standards ...
... ne'er teems perpetual torrents ; Wisely to drown thy sadness be thou , in like manner , mindful , And the toils and cares of existence , With mellow wine , my Plancus ! whether the camp shall contain thee , Glitt'ring with standards ...
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Apollo arbutus ARCHYTAS Bacchus Barbiton beauteous billows breast bright Cæcuban Cæsar calm canst cruel Cyprus Damalis dare death Deity dispel Dost thou doth dread dust e'en e'er earth ENGLISH VERSE Eurus ev'ry fate Faunus fear fetters fire friends Gainst glad wine glide Glycera Gods grace grove hath haughty triumph head upraise hostile hurled ICCIUS implore Jove Lamia Latium Lesbian lest LEUCONOË Life's little span locks loveth LYDIA maid MECENAS MERCURY mind Muse myrtle ne'er neath the green NEREUS nought o'er o'erthrow ODES OF HORACE once original measures paternal Pholoë plain pow'r praise prayers proud Pyrrha realms RICHARD O'BRIEN sailor Salian Scythian seek shalt thou Shining ships sing Sire sportive echo steeds sunny sweet swift winds tender Teucer THALIARCHUS Thessalian Thou dost thou shalt thou shouldst Thracian thy love Tibur toil TYNDARIS unto unwarlike lyre Venus Vesta virgins waves whate'er whence whilst wont youth