The Works of HoraceJ. Bartlett, 1856 - 588 pages |
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Page viii
... writing verses , with the view , perhaps , of bringing himself into notice , rather than for the purpose of making money by their sale . By some means he managed to get a place as scriba § in the Quæstor's office , whether by purchase ...
... writing verses , with the view , perhaps , of bringing himself into notice , rather than for the purpose of making money by their sale . By some means he managed to get a place as scriba § in the Quæstor's office , whether by purchase ...
Page ix
... write Satires and Epodes , but also , it ap- pears probable , some of the Odes , which some years later he published , and others which he did not publish . These composi- tions , no doubt , were seen by his friends , and were pretty ...
... write Satires and Epodes , but also , it ap- pears probable , some of the Odes , which some years later he published , and others which he did not publish . These composi- tions , no doubt , were seen by his friends , and were pretty ...
Page x
... writing ( on a variety of subjects , convivial , amatory , political , moral , — some original , many no doubt suggested by Greek poems ) till B. C. 24 , when there are reasons for thinking the first three books of the Odes were ...
... writing ( on a variety of subjects , convivial , amatory , political , moral , — some original , many no doubt suggested by Greek poems ) till B. C. 24 , when there are reasons for thinking the first three books of the Odes were ...
Page xi
... write an Ode for the occasion , which he did , and it has been preserved . This circumstance , and the credit it brought him , may have given his mind another leaning to Ode - writing , and have helped him to produce the fourth book , a ...
... write an Ode for the occasion , which he did , and it has been preserved . This circumstance , and the credit it brought him , may have given his mind another leaning to Ode - writing , and have helped him to produce the fourth book , a ...
Page xii
... write , one in this style and another in that , and that he had no desire to gratify them and to sacrifice his own ease to a pursuit in which it is plain he never took any great delight . He was likely to bring to it less energy as his ...
... write , one in this style and another in that , and that he had no desire to gratify them and to sacrifice his own ease to a pursuit in which it is plain he never took any great delight . He was likely to bring to it less energy as his ...
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amphora Antonius Apollo appears applied Apulia atque Augustus battle of Actium Brundisium cæsura called CARMEN Cicero common Compare consul curas dative death elsewhere enim Ennius Epistle epithet Epod erat erit expression Faunus Greek haec Homer honor Horace Horace means Horace says Horace's hunc illi inter Introduction Jove Julius Cæsar Juvenal king Latium Livy Lucilius Maecenas mare melius mentioned mihi modo multa Muses neque nisi nunc olim omnes Ovid Parthians pater pede person poem poetry poets probably puer pueri quae quam quibus quid quis quod refers rich Romans Rome saepe Satire satis sense sibi signifies sine Sive slaves Stertinius sunt supposed Tacitus tamen Tarentum temple Teucer thee thou tibi Tibur town usually Venus verses versus VIII Virg Virgil virtue wine word write
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Page 230 - Graeca nocturna versate manu, versate diurna. at vestri proavi Plautinos et numeros et 270 laudavere sales ; nimium patienter utrumque, ne dicam stulte, mirati, si modo ego et vos scimus inurbanum lepido seponere dicto, legitimumque sonum digitis callemus et aure.
Page 428 - His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: For I shall never be in adversity.
Page 27 - Parcus deorum cultor et infrequens insanientis dum sapientiae consultus erro, nunc retrorsum vela dare atque iterare cursus cogor relictos...
Page 173 - Quid, militibus promissa Triquetra Praedia Caesar an est Itala tellure daturus?" Jurantem me scire nihil mirantur ut unum Scilicet egregii mortalem altique silenti. Perditur haec inter misero lux non sine votis : O rus, quando ego te adspiciam? quandoque licebit 60 Nunc veterum libris, nunc somno et inertibus horis Ducere sollicitae jucunda oblivia vitae...
Page 220 - cui sic extorta voluptas et demptus per vim mentis gratissimus error».
Page 223 - HIIMANO capiti cervicem pictor equinam Jungere si velit, et varias inducere plumas Undique collatis membris, ut turpiter atrum Desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne, Spectatum admissi risum teneatis, amici...
Page 187 - Inter spem curamque, timores inter et iras, Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum : Grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora.
Page 92 - Cum semel occideris et de te splendida. Minos Fecerit arbitria, Non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te Restituet pietas.
Page 127 - Est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.
Page 81 - 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.