The Works of Horace, Volume 1Oliver & Boyd, 1819 |
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Page 13
... as the relaxed earth Prometheus . Or , unhappy . Alluding to the fable of the giants . The same as nitidi capilli , shining hair . " Ep . I. xiv . 32 . VOL . I. B Nunc et in umbrosis Fauno decet immolare lucis , Seu ODE IV . 13.
... as the relaxed earth Prometheus . Or , unhappy . Alluding to the fable of the giants . The same as nitidi capilli , shining hair . " Ep . I. xiv . 32 . VOL . I. B Nunc et in umbrosis Fauno decet immolare lucis , Seu ODE IV . 13.
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... hair , unaffectedly delicate ? Alas ! how frequently shall he deplore your perfidy , and the altered Gods ; and through inexperience be amazed at the seas , rough with blackening storms , who now credulous enjoys you all pre- cious ...
... hair , unaffectedly delicate ? Alas ! how frequently shall he deplore your perfidy , and the altered Gods ; and through inexperience be amazed at the seas , rough with blackening storms , who now credulous enjoys you all pre- cious ...
Page 33
... hair , and run divisions upon the effeminate harp with songs pleasing only to women . In vain will you escape the spears that disturb the nup- * The statues of the Gods on the poop are broken off . Hastas , et calami spicula Cnossii ...
... hair , and run divisions upon the effeminate harp with songs pleasing only to women . In vain will you escape the spears that disturb the nup- * The statues of the Gods on the poop are broken off . Hastas , et calami spicula Cnossii ...
Page 35
... hairs in the dust . Do you not see the son of Laërtes , fatal to your nation , and Pylian Nestor , Salaminian Teucer , and Sthenelus skilled in fight , ( or , if there be occasion to manage horses , an expert charioteer ) pursue you ...
... hairs in the dust . Do you not see the son of Laërtes , fatal to your nation , and Pylian Nestor , Salaminian Teucer , and Sthenelus skilled in fight , ( or , if there be occasion to manage horses , an expert charioteer ) pursue you ...
Page 39
... hair , and your inoffensive garment . ÓDE XVIII . TO VARUS . That miserable is the life of milk - sops , but more so that of drunkards . O VARUS , you can plant no tree preferably to the vine , about the mellow soil of Tibur , and the ...
... hair , and your inoffensive garment . ÓDE XVIII . TO VARUS . That miserable is the life of milk - sops , but more so that of drunkards . O VARUS , you can plant no tree preferably to the vine , about the mellow soil of Tibur , and the ...
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Page viii - I perceived upon his table a quarto book, in which he had been writing, a prayer book and a Horace: after the first compliments, I said I had been at Margate, had seen his mother and his sister, who expressed great kindness for him, and made me promise to come and see him; to this he made no reply; nor did he make any enquiry after...
Page xiii - Whatever is great, desirable, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted; Infinity cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be improved.
Page ix - But, Sir, I gave a receipt for a hundred.' My astonishment, however was now over, and 1 found that he received only thirteen pounds, because the rest had been advanced for his family; this was a tender point, and I found means immediately to divert him from it. He is with very decent people, in a house most delightfully situated, with a terrace that overlooks St. James's Park and has a door into it.
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