The Complete Odes and Epodes by Horace

Author:Horace [Horace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ancient & Classical Literature, Criticism & Theory, Poetry, Humor & Entertainment, Classics, History & Criticism, Greek, Movements & Periods, Satire, Literature & Fiction, Ancient; Classical & Medieval, Humor, Medieval
ISBN: 9781101492727
Amazon: B00358VI3M
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2006-04-27T05:00:00+00:00

It is true that one man plants vineyards larger

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than his neighbour’s; that in the Campus

one candidate for office is of nobler blood;

another of greater reputation

and worth; another has a bigger crowd

of retainers: but with impartial justice

Necessity chooses from high and low,

the capacious urn shuffles every name.

Sicilian feasts will distil

no sweet savour, nor will the music

of birds and citharas restore

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his sleep above whose neck

the drawn sword hangs: soft sleep

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