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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... lines so learnt remain on his memory , rising up alike in gay and in grave moments , and applying themselves to varieties of incident and circumstance with the felicitous suppleness of proverbs . Perhaps in the interval between boyhood ...
... lines so learnt remain on his memory , rising up alike in gay and in grave moments , and applying themselves to varieties of incident and circumstance with the felicitous suppleness of proverbs . Perhaps in the interval between boyhood ...
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... lines that more rouse , or more respond to , the generous impulse of youth towards fortitude and courage , sincerity and honour , devoted patriotism , the superiority of mind over the vicissitudes of fortune , and a healthful reli- ance ...
... lines that more rouse , or more respond to , the generous impulse of youth towards fortitude and courage , sincerity and honour , devoted patriotism , the superiority of mind over the vicissitudes of fortune , and a healthful reli- ance ...
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... line between its several degrees of rank ; yet every one acquainted with the rudimentary principles of criticism must acknowledge , that just as it requires a larger combination of very rare gifts to write an epic or a drama which the ...
... line between its several degrees of rank ; yet every one acquainted with the rudimentary principles of criticism must acknowledge , that just as it requires a larger combination of very rare gifts to write an epic or a drama which the ...
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... lines in which he saw himself as in a mirror . Thus , then , Horace's exquisite felicity of wording is for the most part free from any sustained attempt at a language essentially distinct from that of conversation ; and for that very ...
... lines in which he saw himself as in a mirror . Thus , then , Horace's exquisite felicity of wording is for the most part free from any sustained attempt at a language essentially distinct from that of conversation ; and for that very ...
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... lines personate Pope and not Horace ; and one would know very little of the subjective character of Pope's mind and genius who could assert that he did not utter his own genuine feelings in describing , for instance , his early life and ...
... lines personate Pope and not Horace ; and one would know very little of the subjective character of Pope's mind and genius who could assert that he did not utter his own genuine feelings in describing , for instance , his early life and ...
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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.
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