The Satires of Persius Translated: With NotesJ. Ginger, 1803 - 189 pages |
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Page xliii
... hour draw nigh , Which leaves me free from busy crowds to fly ; The hour which warns me to renew the oil , The poet's pleasure , and the student's toil . Nor undelighted does my mind recall Its infant joys in yonder Gothic hall ; Where ...
... hour draw nigh , Which leaves me free from busy crowds to fly ; The hour which warns me to renew the oil , The poet's pleasure , and the student's toil . Nor undelighted does my mind recall Its infant joys in yonder Gothic hall ; Where ...
Page xlvi
... hour ; Methought , conducted by an unknown hand , I roam'd delighted o'er Liguria's land ; Beheld its forests spread before my eyes , Its fanes , its palaces , its temples rise : When lo , the sun - burnt Genius of the soil , Ruddy his ...
... hour ; Methought , conducted by an unknown hand , I roam'd delighted o'er Liguria's land ; Beheld its forests spread before my eyes , Its fanes , its palaces , its temples rise : When lo , the sun - burnt Genius of the soil , Ruddy his ...
Page xlvii
... loved vision with my slumbers fled . Oft since that hour I've linger'd o'er thy page , O youth lamented , at too green an age ! And if the Muse , propitious , hear my strains TRANSLATOR'S PROLOGUE . V. 131-154 . xlvii.
... loved vision with my slumbers fled . Oft since that hour I've linger'd o'er thy page , O youth lamented , at too green an age ! And if the Muse , propitious , hear my strains TRANSLATOR'S PROLOGUE . V. 131-154 . xlvii.
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... hour , And large libations to thy Genius pour . With splendid gifts you ne'er will seek the shrine , To tempt the power you worship as divine . To venal nobles you consign the task , To wish in secret , and in secret ask ; Let them for ...
... hour , And large libations to thy Genius pour . With splendid gifts you ne'er will seek the shrine , To tempt the power you worship as divine . To venal nobles you consign the task , To wish in secret , and in secret ask ; Let them for ...
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... hour ; Of strong Falernian dissipate the fumes , And snore unconscious , while the day consumes . See the hot sun through reddening Leo roll , The raging dog - star fire the glowing pole ; The yellow harvest waving o'er the plain , The ...
... hour ; Of strong Falernian dissipate the fumes , And snore unconscious , while the day consumes . See the hot sun through reddening Leo roll , The raging dog - star fire the glowing pole ; The yellow harvest waving o'er the plain , The ...
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adeo admired Alcibiades aliquid alludes ancient appears Arcesilas atque Attin bracca bulla Casaubon celebrated censure centum Chrysippus Cicero compitalia Cornutus doctrine Dryden Egyptians employed feasts Ferrarius fools genius gods Greek hæc Harpocrates Haud Heic Hinc honour Horace hunc illis Inque inquit inter Jews Jove Juvenal juxta lamps Lares laurel lyre Macrinus mane mihi mind Muse neque Nero nihilum nisi nunc o'er observes opinion pale passage passions Persius philosopher pleasure Pliny poet poetry prætor's praise pueris quæ quam quantum quibus quid Quintilian quis quod reader Romans Rome Rubenius SATIRE III SATIRE IV SATIRE VI SATIRES OF PERSIUS satirist says seems sense sibi signifies sius soul speak Stoics sublime Tacitus tamen taste thee thine thou thought tibi trabea translated Tunc umbo venit verba verses vice virtue wealth words write youth
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Page 2 - Venter, negatas artifex sequi voces. Quod si dolosi spes refulserit nummi, Corvos poetas et poetrias picas Cantare credas Pegasei'um nectar. SATIRA I. ' O CURAS hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! Quis leget haec V Min' tu istud ais ?
Page 40 - NEMPE hoc assidue : jam clarum mane fenestras Intrat et angustas extendit lumine rimas, Stertimus, indomitum quod despumare Falernum Sufficiat, quinta dum linea tangitur umbra. " En quid agis ? siccas insana Canicula messes Jamdudum coquit, et patula pecus omne sub ulmo est." Unus ait comitum. "Verumne? itane? ocius adsit Hue aliquis ! nemon' ?" Turgescit vitrea bilis, Finditur, Arcadiae pecuaria rudere dicas.
Page 60 - ... hoc bene sit' tunicatum cum sale mordens 30 cepe et farratam pueris plaudentibus ollam pannosam faecem morientis sorbet aceti?" at si unctus cesses et figas in cute solem, est prope te ignotus cubito qui tangat et acre despuat: "hi mores!
Page 82 - ... indulge Genio, carpamus dulcia! nostrum est quod vivis; cinis et manes et fabula fies. vive memor leti! fugit hora; hoc quod loquor inde est.
Page 28 - Haec sancte ut poscas, Tiberino in gurgite mergis Mane caput bis terque, et noctem flumine purgas. Heus age, responde ; minimum est quod scire laboro : De Jove quid sentis? estne ut pneponere cures Hunc cuiquam ? " Cuinam ? vis Staio ? an scilicet haeres, Quis potior judex, puerisve quis aptior orbis?
Page 76 - An quisquam est alius -liber, nisi ducere vitam Cui licet, ut voluit ? licet, ut volo, vivere : non sim Liberior Bruto ?' Mendose colligis, inquit 85 Stoi'cus hic, aurem mordaci lotus aceto.
Page 14 - Quis populi sermo est ? quis enim ? nisi carmina molli Nunc demum numero fluere, ut per leve severos Effundat junctura ungues : scit tendere versum 65 Non secus, ac si oculo rubricam dirigat uno.
Page 48 - Quantum elargiri deceat ? quem te deus esse Jussit, et humana qua parte locatus es in re?
Page 90 - Egregius lusisse senes. Mihi nunc Ligus ora Intepet, hybernatque meum mare, qua latus ingens Dant scopuli, et multa littus se valle receptat. Lunai portum est operae cognoscere, cives. Cor jubet hoc Enni, postquam destertuit esse JO Maeonides Quintus pavone ex Pythagoreo.
Page 52 - TANGE, miser, venas, et pone in pectore dextram; Nil calet hic : summosque pedes attinge manusque; Non frigent.