The Odes and Epodes of Horace, a metrical tr. into Engl., with intr. and comm., by lord Lytton. With Lat. text |
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... appear to them , when reason and fancy adjust their equilibrium in the sober judgment of maturer years , feverishly exaggerated or tediously speculative . That the charm of Horace is thus general and thus imperishable , is a proposition ...
... appear to them , when reason and fancy adjust their equilibrium in the sober judgment of maturer years , feverishly exaggerated or tediously speculative . That the charm of Horace is thus general and thus imperishable , is a proposition ...
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... appears in the character of a man of pleasure - Catullus is equally intimate with the great men of his time , and in grace of diction is by many preferred to Horace ; yet Catullus has never attained to the same oracular eminence as ...
... appears in the character of a man of pleasure - Catullus is equally intimate with the great men of his time , and in grace of diction is by many preferred to Horace ; yet Catullus has never attained to the same oracular eminence as ...
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... appear harshly to qualify and restrict them ; we are indulgent to his faults , and rejoice when the diligent research and kindly enthusiasm of German scholars redeem his good name from any aspersions that had been too lightly credited ...
... appear harshly to qualify and restrict them ; we are indulgent to his faults , and rejoice when the diligent research and kindly enthusiasm of German scholars redeem his good name from any aspersions that had been too lightly credited ...
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... appears so far right in his mode of dealing with erotic subjects , that , despite all this alleged want of deep feeling and passionate devotion , Horace's love - poetry is still the most popular in the world — the most imitated , the ...
... appears so far right in his mode of dealing with erotic subjects , that , despite all this alleged want of deep feeling and passionate devotion , Horace's love - poetry is still the most popular in the world — the most imitated , the ...
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... , have some reason to complain of the very attempts made by learning and ingenuity to determine his text and interpret his meaning . No sooner have they accus- tomed themselves to one edition than a new one appears INTRODUCTION . xxxix.
... , have some reason to complain of the very attempts made by learning and ingenuity to determine his text and interpret his meaning . No sooner have they accus- tomed themselves to one edition than a new one appears INTRODUCTION . xxxix.
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Actium addressed adopted amor Antony Apollo Archytas atque Augustus Bacchus battle battle of Actium beauty Book Cæsar Canidia CARM Catullus charm commentators conjecture critics cura death deorum deos Diana Dillenburger domos Dulce earth Epodes Estré Faunus favour fierce fortune genius gods Greek honour Horace Horace's Hymn imitated interpretation Jove Jovis Julius Cæsar juventus Latin lines Lydia lyre lyrical Mæcenas mare means Mede Mercury metre mihi Munro Muse neque nunc o'er ocean omnes Orelli Panthous Parthian person poem poet poetic poetry Pompeius præter puer Pyrrha quæ Quam Quid Quis quod reader reference Ritter Roman Rome sacred sæpe Satires says scholiasts semper sense Sextus Pompeius sing Sive song stanza supposed sweet Tarentum taste Telephus temple Teucer thee thine thou tibi Tibur translation triumph ulmos Venus verse Vindelici Virgil virtue voltus wine word Yonge young youth
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Page 19 - Acroceraunia? 20 nequiquam deus abscidit prudens Oceano dissociabili terras, si tamen impiae non tangenda rates transiliunt vada. audax omnia perpeti gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas.
Page 185 - Euro. laetus in praesens animus quod ultra est oderit curare et amara lento temperet risu; nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
Page 329 - EXEGI monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis Annorum series et fuga temporum. Non omnis moriar, multaque pars mei Vitabit Libitinam. Usque ego postera Crescam laude recens, dum Capitolium Scandet cum tacita Virgine pontifex. Dicar...
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Page 255 - Persarum vigui rege beatior. >Donec non alia magis Arsisti neque erat Lydia post Chloen, Multi Lydia nominis, Romana vigui clarior Ilia...
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Page 17 - Atticis reddas incolumem, precor, et serves animae dimidium meae. illi robur et aes triplex circa pectus erat, qui fragilem truci commisit pelago ratem primus...