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The Odes and Epodon of Horace, In Five Books

Translated into English by J. H. [i.e. John Harington]
(1627?-1700)

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First Book.
 1. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode I.
 2. 
To AUGUSTUS. Ode 2.
 III. 
Ode III.
 IV. 
To L. SEXTIUS. Ode IV.
 5. 
To PYRRHA. Ode 5.
 VI. 
To AGRIPPA. Ode VI.
 7. 
To MUNATIUS PLANCUS. Ode 7.
 8. 
To LYDIA. Ode 8.
 IX. 
To THALIARCHUS. Ode IX.
 X. 
To MERCURY. Ode X.
 XI. 
To LEUCONOE. Ode XI.
 XII. 
To AUGUSTUS. Ode XII.
 XIII. 
To LYDIA. Ode XIII.
 XIV. 
To the Roman State, then renewing Civil Wars again. Ode. XIV.
 XV. 
NEREUS his Prophesie of the ruine of Troy. Ode XV.
 XVI. 
To his Love. Ode XVI.
 XVII. 
To TYNDARIS. Ode XVII.
 18. 
To VARIUS. Ode 18.
 XIX. 
To GLICERA. Ode XIX.
 XX. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode XX.
 XXI. 
Upon DIANA and APOLLO. Ode XXI.
 XXII. 
To ARISTIUS. Ode XXII.
 XXIII. 
To CHLOE. Ode XXIII.
 XXIV. 
To VIRGIL. Ode XXIV.
 XXV. 
To LYDIA. Ode XXV.
 XXVI. 
To his Muse, touching ÆLIUS LAMIUS. Ode XXVI.
 XXVII. 
To his Companions, That they should not quarrel in their Cups, barbarous fashion. Ode XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
Ode XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
To ACCIUS. Ode XXIX.
 XXX. 
To VENUS. Ode XXX.
 XXXI. 
To APOLLO. Ode XXXI.
 XXXII. 
To his Harp. Ode XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
To ALBIUS TIBULLUS. Ode XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
To Himself. Ode XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
To FORTUNE. Ode XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
To POMPONIUS NUMIDAS. Ode XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
To His COMPANIONS. Ode XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
To His SERVANT. Ode XXXVIII.
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HORACE HIS SECOND BOOK OF ODES.
 I. 
To C. ASINIUS POLLIO. Ode I.
 II. 
To SALUSTIUS CRISPUS. Ode II.
 III. 
To DELIUS. Ode III.
 IV. 
To XANTHIAS PHOCEUS. Ode IV.
 VI. 
To SEPTIMIUS. Ode VI.
 VII. 
Yo POMPEIUS VARUS. Ode VII.
 VIII. 
To JULIA BARINE. Ode VIII.
 IX. 
To VALGIUS. Ode IX.
 X. 
To LICINIUS. Ode X.
 XI. 
To Q. HIRPINUS. Ode XI.
 XII. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode XII.
 XIII. 
Ode XIII.
 XIV. 
To POSTHUMUS. Ode XIV.
 XV. 
Upon that AGES LUXURY. Ode XV.
 XVI. 
To GROSPHUS. Ode XVI.
 XVII. 
To MÆCENAS, being sick. Ode XVII.
 XVIII. 
Ode XVIII.
 XIX. 
On BACCHUS. Ode XIX.
 XX. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode XX.
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HORACE HIS THIRD BOOK OF ODES.
 I. 
To C. ASINIUS POLLIO. Ode I.
 2. 
To his FRIENDS. Ode 2.
 III. 
Ode III.
 IV. 
Ode IV.
 V. 
Ode V.
 VI. 
Ode VI.
 VII. 
To ASTERIE. Ode VII.
 VIII. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode VIII.
 IX. 
To LYDIA. Ode IX.
 X. 
To LYCE. Ode X.
 XI. 
To MERCURY. Ode XI.
 XII. 
To NEOBULE. Ode XII.
 XIII. 
To the Fountain BLANDUSIA. Ode XIII.
 XIV. 
To the PEOPLE of ROME. Ode XIV.
 XV. 
On CHLORIS. Ode XV.
 XVI. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode XVI.
 XVII. 
To ÆLIUS LAMIAS. Ode XVII.
 XVIII. 
To FAUNUS, Ode XVIII.
 XIX. 
To TELEPHUS. Ode XIX.
 XX. 
To PYRRHA. Ode XX.
 XXI. 
To his WINE-VESSEL. Ode XXI.
 XXII. 
On DIANA. Ode XXII.
 XXIII. 
To PHIDILE. Ode XXIII.
 XXIV. 
On greedy RICH MEN. Ode XXIV.
 XXV. 
To BACCHUS. Ode XXV.
 XXVI. 
To VENUS. Ode XXVI.
 XXVII. 
To GALATEA Sailing. Ode XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
To LYDE. XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
To MÆCENAS. Ode XXIX.
 XXX. 
To the Muse MELPOMENE. Ode XXX.
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HORACE HIS FOURTH BOOK OF ODES.
 I. 
To C. ASINIUS POLLIO. Ode I.
 II. 
To JULIUS ANTONIUS. Ode II.
 III. 
To MELPOMENE. Ode III.
 IV. 
To the CITY of ROME, Ode IV.
 V. 
To AGUSTUS. Ode V.
 VI. 
To APOLLO and DIANA, a Secular Poem. Ode VI.
 VII. 
To MANLIUS TORQUATUS. Ode VII.
 VIII. 
To CENSORINUS. Ode VIII.
 IX. 
To LOLLIUS. Ode IX.
 XI. 
To PHILLIS. Ode XI.
 XII. 
To VIRGIL. Ode XII.
 XIII. 
To LYCE. Ode XIII.
 XIV. 
To AUGUSTUS. Ode XIV.
 XV. 
Ode XV.
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HORACE HIS BOOK EPODON.
 I. 
To MÆCENAS, Epod. I.
 II. 
EPOD. II.
 III. 
To MÆCENAS. Epod. III.
 IV. 
To VOLETIUS MENA, the Freed-man of POMPEY the Great. Epod. IV.
 V. 
Epod. V. Upon the Witch CANIDIA.
 VI. 
Epod. VI.
 VII. 
To the People of ROME. Epod. VII.
 IX. 
To MÆCENAS. Epod. IX.
 X. 
To MÆVIUS the Poet. Epod. X.
 XIII. 
To his FRIENDS. Epod. XIII.
 XIV. 
To MÆCENAS. Epod. XIV.
 XV. 
To NEÆRA. Epod. XV.
 XVI. 
To the PEOPLE of ROME. Epod. XVI.
 XVII. 
To CANDIDIA. Epod. XVII.
 XVIII. 
Epod. XVIII
 XIX. 
Epod. XIX.

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Ode XV.

The praises of AUGUSTUS.

Me when inclin'd to sing of Wars, the Fame
Of Cities won with Harp, PHÆBUS did blame;
With smaller Sayls least try'd profound
Ocean Tyrrhene: CÆSAR renown'd;
Thy time hath Fruits to Fields, most plenteous hoard,
And Ensigns lost to our great JOVE restor'd,
From proud-deck'd Parthian Posts of late:
Shut also JANUS warlike Gate.
Now freed from Broyls compos'd, right Orders dress;
And curb'd with Bit wandring Licentiousness
Guilt scoured off by Laws, well fill'd
Call'd back Rome's antient Arts exil'd:
By which the Latine name, th' Italick flow'r
Of strength first grew; whose vast Imperial pow'r,
Fame to th' Sun's uprising spread
From's Western fall, Hesperian bed.
Whilst CÆSAR governs things, no Civil force,
Mad Fury shall soft Quiet harm, Divorce;
Rage which forges Swords, o'rethrows
All League, turns Citty-friends to Foes.
98

Not those which drink Danubius-stream, so fair,
Shall break the Julian Laws, not Getes shall dare;
Seres, faithless Persian Crew,
Nor those which Tanais-banks do view.
Whilst we on holy Eves each Festival,
'Midst chearful BACCHUS guifts, our Matrons all,
Boys invoking first (as right)
The Gods, our Fathers us'd delight,
With Lydian Pipes conjoyned Verse shall sing;
Those Captains bravely dead, Rome honouring;
Troy withal, ANCHISES name,
And VENUS Off-spring chant, proclaim.
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