The Works of Horace: With English Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryHarper, 1846 - 681 pages |
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... death of Maecenas and that of the bard , and so strongly expressed had been the determina- tion of the latter not to be left behind by his best of patrons and friends , that many have not hesitated to regard the death of Horace as ...
... death of Maecenas and that of the bard , and so strongly expressed had been the determina- tion of the latter not to be left behind by his best of patrons and friends , that many have not hesitated to regard the death of Horace as ...
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... death of Cæsar , a task which he had reserved for Au gustus . 22-27 . 22. Graves Persa . " The formidable Parthians . " Horace frequently uses the terms Medi and Perse to denote the Parthians . The Median preceded the Persian power ...
... death of Cæsar , a task which he had reserved for Au gustus . 22-27 . 22. Graves Persa . " The formidable Parthians . " Horace frequently uses the terms Medi and Perse to denote the Parthians . The Median preceded the Persian power ...
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... death of their brother Hyas , who was devoured by a hon , that Jupiter out of compassion , changed them into stars ... death did he fear . " i . e . what kind of death . Equivalent to quam viam ad Orcum . -18 . Rectis oculis . " With ...
... death of their brother Hyas , who was devoured by a hon , that Jupiter out of compassion , changed them into stars ... death did he fear . " i . e . what kind of death . Equivalent to quam viam ad Orcum . -18 . Rectis oculis . " With ...
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... death , advancing with impar- tial footstep , knocks for admittance at the cottages of the poor , and the lofty dwellings of the rich . " Horace uses the term rex as equivalent to beatus or dives . As regards the apparent want of ...
... death , advancing with impar- tial footstep , knocks for admittance at the cottages of the poor , and the lofty dwellings of the rich . " Horace uses the term rex as equivalent to beatus or dives . As regards the apparent want of ...
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... death . Varius was one of the friends who introduced Horace to the no- tice of Maecenas , and , along with Plotius Tucca , was entrusted by Au- gustus with the revision of the Æneid . It is evident that this latter poem could not have ...
... death . Varius was one of the friends who introduced Horace to the no- tice of Maecenas , and , along with Plotius Tucca , was entrusted by Au- gustus with the revision of the Æneid . It is evident that this latter poem could not have ...
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