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Page vi
... ( compare Sat. i . 6 , 7. ) Horace acknowledges his humble birth ; but his education , he says , was equal to that of one destined for the highest position in society , although his father would have been satisfied if his son had followed ...
... ( compare Sat. i . 6 , 7. ) Horace acknowledges his humble birth ; but his education , he says , was equal to that of one destined for the highest position in society , although his father would have been satisfied if his son had followed ...
Page 29
... Compare Carm . i . 12 , 27. - 3 . Ventorum pater , Aeolus , god of the winds . He resided on one of the Lipari islands ( which from him were called Aeolian ) , and kept the winds shut up in a cave ( hence in the next line obstrictis ) ...
... Compare Carm . i . 12 , 27. - 3 . Ventorum pater , Aeolus , god of the winds . He resided on one of the Lipari islands ( which from him were called Aeolian ) , and kept the winds shut up in a cave ( hence in the next line obstrictis ) ...
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... Compare Carm . i . 1 , 15.- 13. Aquilonibus , the dative used poetically for cum Aquilonibus . -14 . Hyadas , stars in the forehead of Taurus . The rising and setting of the Hyades were believed by the ancients to be always accompanied ...
... Compare Carm . i . 1 , 15.- 13. Aquilonibus , the dative used poetically for cum Aquilonibus . -14 . Hyadas , stars in the forehead of Taurus . The rising and setting of the Hyades were believed by the ancients to be always accompanied ...
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... Compare iii . 5 . Modern critics have cast doubt upon the truth of some pas- sages in his history . Scauros . There was only one distinguished man of this name , M. Aemilius Scaurus , consul in 115 B. C. holding in succession all the ...
... Compare iii . 5 . Modern critics have cast doubt upon the truth of some pas- sages in his history . Scauros . There was only one distinguished man of this name , M. Aemilius Scaurus , consul in 115 B. C. holding in succession all the ...
Page 46
... Compare line 13. - 51 . Tu secundo Caesare regnes , ' reign with Caesar next be- low thee . ' In prose we should say , ' let Caesar rule next to thee . ' = 54. Egerit justo triumpho . The triumph over the Parthians , whose territory ...
... Compare line 13. - 51 . Tu secundo Caesare regnes , ' reign with Caesar next be- low thee . ' In prose we should say , ' let Caesar rule next to thee . ' = 54. Egerit justo triumpho . The triumph over the Parthians , whose territory ...
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aetas Alcaeus ancient Antony Apollo Apulia aquae atque Augustus Bacchus battle of Actium Caesar called Campania Carm CARMEN carmina celebrated Compare Carm Connect Construe consul curas dative deorum deos Diana domo Dulce epistle Epodes erat expression famed Faunus fidibus Fortuna Gelonos goddess gods Gram Greek haec hence honour Horace Horace's hunc illis inter Italy Jovis Jupiter juventa king Lucilius Maecenas magna mala mare melius mihi multa muse namely nefas neque nihil nisi nova nunc Octavianus olim omne omnis pater pede poem poet poetical poetry praises properly prose puer pueri quae quam quibus Quid quidquid quis quod quoque quum rebus Roman Rome saepe Satires satis scil semper sense sibi simul sine sive tamen Tarentum terra Teucer thee Thessaly thou tibi Tibur Venus Venusia vina virtue wine Zumpt
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Page 300 - ... conversis studiis aetas animusque virilis quaerit opes et amicitias, inservit honori, commisisse cavet quod mox mutare laboret. multa senem circumveniunt incommoda, vel quod quaerit et inventis miser abstinet ac timet uti...
Page 304 - Successit vetus his comoedia, non sine multa Laude ; sed in vitium libertas excidit et vim Dignam lege regi ; lex est accepta chorusque Turpiter obticuit sublato jure nocendi. Nil intentatum nostri liquere poetae, 285 Nee minimum meruere decus, vestigia Graeca Ausi deserere et celebrare domestica facta, Vel qui praetextas vel qui docuere togatas.
Page 289 - cui sic extorta voluptas et demptus per vim mentis gratissimus error».
Page 106 - ODI profanum vulgus et arceo ; favete linguis : carmina non prius audita Musarum sacerdos virginibus puerisque canto.
Page 238 - ... sermo oritur, non de villis domibusve alienis, nee male necne Lepos saltet ; sed quod magis ad nos pertinet et nescire malum est agitamus...
Page 146 - Ille potens sui Laetusque deget, cui licet in diem Dixisse ' Vixi ;' eras vel atra Nube polum pater occupato Vel sole puro; non tamen irritum 45 Quodcunque retro est, efficiet, neque Diffinget infectumque reddet Quod fugiens semel hora vexit.
Page 305 - Licino commiserit. o ego laevus, qui purgor bilem sub verni temporis horam ! non alius faceret meliora poemata: verum nil tanti est. ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum reddere quae ferrum valet, exsors ipsa secandi...
Page 297 - Humani vultus : si vis me flere dolendum est Primum ipsi tibi : tune tua me infortunia laedent, Telephe vel Peleu ; male si mandata loqueris Aut dormitabo aut ridebo.
Page 159 - Faustitas, pacatum volitant per mare navitae, culpari metuit fides, nullis polluitur casta domus stupris, mos et lex maculosum edomuit nefas, laudantur simili prole puerperae, culpam poena premit comes.
Page 309 - Natura fieret laudabile carmen an arte Quaesitum est : ego nee Studium sine divite vena Nee rude quid possit video ingenium ; alterius sic 410 Altera poscit opem res et conjurat amice.