The Odes of Horace: tr. into Engl. verse, with the orig. measures preserved throughout, by R.W. O'Brien |
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... Wide - spreading waters . E'en yellow Tiber , with its waves back - drifted , Have we seen madly , from the Tuscan sea - shore , Rush to destroy the monuments of Numa , Temples of Vesta ; Till it grew boastful of its timely vengeance ...
... Wide - spreading waters . E'en yellow Tiber , with its waves back - drifted , Have we seen madly , from the Tuscan sea - shore , Rush to destroy the monuments of Numa , Temples of Vesta ; Till it grew boastful of its timely vengeance ...
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... wide - intervening tides , If , still , ever these ships profane Bound light , running along , o'er the forbidden main ! Mankind fearlessly dares to do Aught , and rushes a dark list of offences through . Bold Iäpetus son could dare ...
... wide - intervening tides , If , still , ever these ships profane Bound light , running along , o'er the forbidden main ! Mankind fearlessly dares to do Aught , and rushes a dark list of offences through . Bold Iäpetus son could dare ...
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... my cause , oft : now with wine your troubles dispel ye , For the wide sea we must traverse to - morrow ! " VIII . TO LYDIA . LYDIA , say , by * c 2 THE ODES OF HORACE . 19 From which moisture Lyæan exuded, fillets of ...
... my cause , oft : now with wine your troubles dispel ye , For the wide sea we must traverse to - morrow ! " VIII . TO LYDIA . LYDIA , say , by * c 2 THE ODES OF HORACE . 19 From which moisture Lyæan exuded, fillets of ...
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... wide sway , Cæsar , then , next thee . If he o'erthrow in equitable triumph Either the Parthians , ever threat'ning Latium , Or the far nations of the Eastern shore , the Seres , or Indians , Still , next to thee , he righteous rules the ...
... wide sway , Cæsar , then , next thee . If he o'erthrow in equitable triumph Either the Parthians , ever threat'ning Latium , Or the far nations of the Eastern shore , the Seres , or Indians , Still , next to thee , he righteous rules the ...
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... fierce Martial wolves ; Whene'er with sweet pipe , Tyndaris , both the vales Of wide out - spreading Mount Ustica , And the smooth , echoing rocks have sounded . The Gods protect ME : unto the Gods my truth THE ODES OF HORACE . 41.
... fierce Martial wolves ; Whene'er with sweet pipe , Tyndaris , both the vales Of wide out - spreading Mount Ustica , And the smooth , echoing rocks have sounded . The Gods protect ME : unto the Gods my truth THE ODES OF HORACE . 41.
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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