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... give in English , prose or verse , as good a representation of the genius , the versatility , the humour , and the wisdom of the Roman poet , as is possible in the circumstances . In the following Translation of the Odes I have gone on ...
... give in English , prose or verse , as good a representation of the genius , the versatility , the humour , and the wisdom of the Roman poet , as is possible in the circumstances . In the following Translation of the Odes I have gone on ...
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... give his son the education of a Roman gentleman.1 We know nothing of his mother individually . She had probably died when he was very young . At all events he makes no reference to her , except as one of his parents , with whom he was ...
... give his son the education of a Roman gentleman.1 We know nothing of his mother individually . She had probably died when he was very young . At all events he makes no reference to her , except as one of his parents , with whom he was ...
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... gives us only so much that we should like to hear more . He often refers to his humble origin , and also to his being the friend of the rich and great , but never in such a way as that we should be inclined to dub him either a " bully ...
... gives us only so much that we should like to hear more . He often refers to his humble origin , and also to his being the friend of the rich and great , but never in such a way as that we should be inclined to dub him either a " bully ...
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... give proof of maturity of mind and judgment , of a keen insight into life and its important conditions and relationships , rather than of poetic inspiration of the highest type , or of exuberant imagination . b In the Odes the language ...
... give proof of maturity of mind and judgment , of a keen insight into life and its important conditions and relationships , rather than of poetic inspiration of the highest type , or of exuberant imagination . b In the Odes the language ...
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... gives , or this , the last , which on confronting rocks exhausts the force of Tuscan seas , be wise , and strain the wine , and by the thought of life's brief span curtail the hope of lengthened days . Even while we're speaking ...
... gives , or this , the last , which on confronting rocks exhausts the force of Tuscan seas , be wise , and strain the wine , and by the thought of life's brief span curtail the hope of lengthened days . Even while we're speaking ...
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2nd Edition A. H. Bullen Anticyra Bacchus bear better bring Cæsar cask CELSUS ALBINOVANUS death delight dread earth English Engravings Ennius EPISTLE EPODE Falernian Falernian wine fame father fault Faunus fear feast gain gift give gods greedy Greek guest hand happy heart History honour Horace Illustrations Jove JULIUS FLORUS kings lated Latium laugh lest literally live Lucanian Lucilius lyre Mæcenas means Medes midst mind Muse ne'er night noble nought o'er once Orcus poems poet Portraits praise pray prayers Prose rich Roman Rome sacred SATIRE SATIRE VI seek sesterces shun sing slave sleep strains stream sweet Tarentum taste Telephus tell thee things thou Thracian Tibur TIRESIAS toil Trans Translated Venus verses vols wealth what's William Hazlitt winds wine wish wont Woodcuts woods words wrath write youth
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