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The tenth Ode of the second Book of Horace.
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The tenth Ode of the second Book of Horace.
Rectiùs vives, Licine, neque altum
Semper urgendo ------
Semper urgendo ------
That thou mayst steer thy course with greater ease,
Plunge not far amidst the deepest Seas:
Or fill'd with horror when the Ocean roars,
Press not hard upon unequal Shores.
Plunge not far amidst the deepest Seas:
Or fill'd with horror when the Ocean roars,
Press not hard upon unequal Shores.
Who ever does admire the Golden Mean,
Is not pent up in Cottages unclean;
Inhabits not obscure and sordid Cells,
Nor courts the lofty Hall where Envy dwells.
Is not pent up in Cottages unclean;
Inhabits not obscure and sordid Cells,
Nor courts the lofty Hall where Envy dwells.
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The Pine Tree's vex'd by winds because 'tis tall;
The higher the Tower, the greater is its fall.
By Heavens Artillery are Mountains shook,
And mightiest Hills are soonest Thunder strook.
The higher the Tower, the greater is its fall.
By Heavens Artillery are Mountains shook,
And mightiest Hills are soonest Thunder strook.
In adverse Times a well prepared Mind
With reason hopes a better change to find;
In prosp'rous days wishes no further good,
But modestly does fear Vicissitude.
With reason hopes a better change to find;
In prosp'rous days wishes no further good,
But modestly does fear Vicissitude.
Heaven doth disfigure Earth with Winters Rain,
And the same Heaven guilds the Earth again.
If at one instant things succeed not well,
There follows not an everlasting Ill.
From Bow and Dart Apollo doth retire,
And sometimes takes in hand his charming Lyre,
And by soft Notes excites the Female Quire.
And the same Heaven guilds the Earth again.
If at one instant things succeed not well,
There follows not an everlasting Ill.
From Bow and Dart Apollo doth retire,
And sometimes takes in hand his charming Lyre,
And by soft Notes excites the Female Quire.
When in some dangerous Straits your Barque shall ride,
Let never failing Courage be your Guide:
But if your Fortune blow auspicious Gales,
Let Wisdom then contract your strutting Sails.
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But if your Fortune blow auspicious Gales,
Let Wisdom then contract your strutting Sails.
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