Horace, Epistles 1.1

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Epist. 1.1.1Prīmā dicte mihi, summā dīcende Camēnā,
spectātum satis et dōnātum iam rude quaeris,
Maecēnās, iterum antīquō mē inclūdere lūdō.You who were sung by my first Muse and must be sung by my last, Maecenas, you seek to shut me up again in the old school, though I have been watched enough and have already been presented with the wooden sword. Epist. 1.1.4Nōn eadem est aetās, nōn mēns.My age is not the same, nor my mind. Epist. 1.1.4Veiānius armīs
5Herculis ad postem fīxīs latet abditus agrō,
nē populum extrēmā totiēns exōret harēnā,
est mihi pūrgātam crēbrō quī personet aurem:
"solve senēscentem mātūrē sānus equum, nē
peccet ad extrēmum rīdendus et īlia dūcat."Veianius, having fixed his arms to the doorpost of Hercules, lies hidden away in the country, so as not to beg the crowd so often from the edge of the arena; there is someone who keeps sounding in my well-rinsed ear: 'Be sensible and unyoke the ageing horse in good time, lest at the end he stumble, a laughing-stock, and heave his flanks.' Epist. 1.1.10Nunc itaque et versus et cētera lūdicra pōnō;So now I lay aside both verses and all other playthings; Epist. 1.1.11quid vērum atque decēns cūrō et rogō et omnis in hōc sum;what is true and fitting is my care and my question, and I am wholly taken up with this; Epist. 1.1.12condō et compōnō quae mox dēprōmere possim.I store up and set in order what I may soon draw out for use.

Epist. 1.1.13Ac nē forte rogēs, quō mē duce, quō lare tūter:
nūllīus addictus iūrāre in verba magistrī,
15quō mē cumquē rapit tempestās, dēferor hospes.And in case you happen to ask under what leader, under what roof I shelter: bound to swear by the words of no master, wherever the storm sweeps me, there I am carried as a guest. Epist. 1.1.16Nunc agilis fīō et mersor cīvīlibus undīs,
virtūtis vērae custōs rigidusque satelles;Now I become active and plunge into the waves of public life, a guardian and unbending attendant of true virtue; Epist. 1.1.18nunc in Aristippī fūrtim praecepta relābor
et mihi rēs, nōn mē rēbus, subiungere cōnor.now I slip back stealthily into the precepts of Aristippus, and try to subject things to myself, not myself to things. Epist. 1.1.20Ut nox longa quibus mentītur amīca, diēsque
longa vidētur opus dēbentibus, ut piger annus
pūpillīs, quōs dūra premit custōdia mātrum;As the night seems long to those whose mistress plays them false, and the day long to those who owe work, as the year drags for wards whom the strict guardianship of their mothers keeps down; Epist. 1.1.23sīc mihi tarda fluunt ingrātaque tempora, quae spem
cōnsiliumque morantur agendī nāviter id quod
25aequē pauperibus prōdest, locuplētibus aequē,
aequē neglēctum puerīs senibusque nocēbit,
restat ut hīs ego mē ipse regam sōlerque elementīs,
nōn possīs oculō quantum contendere Lynceus,
nōn tamen idcircō contemnās lippus inunguī;so slow and thankless flow the times for me which delay my hope and plan of doing energetically that which profits the poor equally and the rich equally, and, if neglected, will harm boys and old men equally. It remains for me to guide and comfort myself with these first principles: you may not be able to strain your eyesight as far as Lynceus, yet you would not on that account, if your eyes were sore, scorn to have them anointed; Epist. 1.1.30nec quia dēspērēs invictī membra Glycōnis,
nōdōsā corpus nōlīs prohibēre cheragrā.nor, because you despair of the limbs of unconquered Glycon, would you refuse to keep your body free from knotty gout.

Epist. 1.1.32Est quādam prōdīre tenus, sī nōn datur ultrā.It is possible to advance some distance, if one is not allowed to go further. Epist. 1.1.33Fervet avāritia miserōque cupīdine pectus:
sunt verba et vōcēs, quibus hunc lēnīre dolōrem
35possīs et magnam morbī dēpōnere partem.Your breast burns with avarice and wretched desire: there are words and sayings with which you can soothe this pain and lay aside a great part of the disease. Epist. 1.1.36Laudis amōre tumēs;You swell with love of praise; Epist. 1.1.36sunt certa piācula, quae tē
ter pūrē lēctō poterunt recreāre libellō.there are sure rites of cleansing which can restore you once a little book has been read three times with a pure heart. Epist. 1.1.38Invidus, īrācundus, iners, vīnōsus, amātor,
nēmō adeō ferus est, ut nōn mītēscere possit,
40sī modo cultūrae patientem commodet aurem.The envious, the irascible, the idle, the drunkard, the lover: no one is so savage that he cannot be tamed, if only he lends a patient ear to cultivation. Epist. 1.1.41Virtūs est vitium fugere et sapientia prīma
stultitiā caruisse, vidēs, quae maxima crēdis
esse mala, exiguum cēnsum turpemque repulsam,
quantō dēvītēs animī capitisque labōre;Virtue is to flee vice, and the beginning of wisdom is to be free of folly. You see with how much toil of mind and body you avoid what you believe the greatest evils, a meagre fortune and a shameful defeat at the polls; Epist. 1.1.45impiger extrēmōs curris mercātor ad Indōs,
per mare pauperiem fugiēns, per saxa, per ignīs:
nē cūrēs-ea, quae stultē mīrāris et optās,
discere et audīre et meliōrī crēdere nōn vīs?tireless, you run as a trader to the farthest Indians, fleeing poverty through sea, through rocks, through fires: so that you may stop caring for the things you foolishly admire and desire, will you not learn and listen and trust one who is better?

Epist. 1.1.49Quis circum pāgōs et circum compita pugnāx
50magna corōnārī contemnat Olympia, cui spēs,
cui sit condiciō dulcis sine pulvere palmae?What brawler round the villages and round the crossroads would scorn to be crowned at the great Olympic games, if he had the hope, if he had the prospect, of the sweet palm without the dust? Epist. 1.1.52Vīlius argentum est aurō, virtūtibus aurum.Silver is cheaper than gold, gold than the virtues. Epist. 1.1.53"Ō cīvēs, cīvēs, quaerenda pecūniā prīmum est;'O citizens, citizens, money must be sought first; Epist. 1.1.54virtūs post nummōs!"virtue after cash!' Epist. 1.1.54Haec Iānus summus ab īmō
55prōdocet, haec recinunt iuvenēs dictāta senēsque,
laevō suspēnsī loculōs tabulamque lacertō.This the arcade of Janus teaches from top to bottom, this young and old repeat like lessons dictated to them, with satchels and slate hanging from the left arm. Epist. 1.1.57Est animus tibi, sunt mōrēs, est lingua fidēsque,
sed quadringentīs sex septem mīlia dēsunt ;You have a mind, you have morals, you have eloquence and good faith, but you are six or seven thousand short of the four hundred; Epist. 1.1.59plēbs eris.you will be one of the common people.

Epist. 1.1.59At puerī lūdentēs, rēx eris, aiunt,
60sī rēctē faciēs.But boys at play say, 'You will be king if you do right.' Epist. 1.1.60Hic mūrus aēneus Estō,
nīl cōnscīre sibi, nūllā pallēscere culpā.Let this be your wall of bronze: to be conscious of nothing wrong, to turn pale at no fault. Epist. 1.1.62Roscia, dīc sōdēs, melior lēx an puerōrum est
nēnia, quae regnum rēctē facientibus offert,
et maribus Curiīs et dēcantāta Camillīs?Tell me, please, is the Roscian law better, or the boys' chant which offers kingship to those who do right, the chant sung by the manly Curii and the Camilli? Epist. 1.1.65Isne tibi melius suādet, quī "rem faciās, rem,
sī possīs, rēctē, sī nōn, quōcumque modō, rem,"
ut propius spectēs lacrimōsa poēmata Pupī,
an quī Fortūnae tē respōnsāre superbae
līberum et ērēctum praesēns hortātur et aptat ?Does he advise you better who says, 'Make money, money, honestly if you can, if not, by any means, money,' so that you may have a closer view of the tearful poems of Pupius, or he who, standing by you, urges and fits you to answer proud Fortune back, free and upright?

Epist. 1.1.70Quod sī mē populus Rōmānus forte roget, cūr
nōn ut porticibus sīc iūdiciīs fruar īsdem,
nec sequar aut fugiam quae dīligit ipse vel ōdit,
ōlim quod volpēs aegrōtō cauta leōnī
respondit, referam: "quia mē vestīgia terrent,
75omnia tē adversum spectantia, nūlla retrōrsum."But if the Roman people should perhaps ask me why I do not enjoy the same opinions as I enjoy the same colonnades, nor pursue or flee what it loves or hates, I shall reply as the cautious fox once replied to the sick lion: 'Because the footprints frighten me, all of them facing towards you, none facing back.' Epist. 1.1.76Bēlua multōrum es capitum, nam quid sequar aut quem?You are a beast of many heads; for what or whom am I to follow? Epist. 1.1.77Pars hominum gestit condūcere pūblica;Some men are eager to take up public contracts; Epist. 1.1.77sunt quī
frustīs et pōmīs viduās vēnentur avārās
excipiantque senēs, quōs in vīvāria mittant;there are those who hunt greedy widows with titbits and fruit and catch old men to put in their preserves; Epist. 1.1.80multīs occultō crēscit rēs faenore.for many, wealth grows by hidden interest.

Epist. 1.1.80Vērum
Estō aliīs aliōs rēbus studiīsque tenērī:
īdem eadem possunt hōram dūrāre probantēs?But granted that different men are held by different affairs and pursuits: can the same men last a single hour approving the same things? Epist. 1.1.83Nūllus in orbe sinus Bāīs praelūcet amoenīs,
sī dīxit dīves, lacus et mare sentit amōrem
85festīnantis erī;'No bay in the world outshines delightful Baiae': if a rich man has said this, the lake and sea feel the love of their impatient master; Epist. 1.1.85cui sī vitiōsa libīdō
fēcerit auspicium, "crās ferrāmenta Teānum
tollētis, fabrī!"but if a morbid whim has given him the omen, 'Tomorrow, workmen, you will carry your tools to Teanum!' Epist. 1.1.87Lectus geniālis in aulā est:
nīl ait esse prius, melius nīl caelibe vītā;The marriage bed stands in his hall: he says nothing is preferable, nothing better than the single life; Epist. 1.1.89sī nōn est, iūrat bene sōlīs esse marītīs.if it does not, he swears that only husbands live well. Epist. 1.1.90Quō teneant voltūs mūtantem Prōtea nōdō?With what knot could one hold this Proteus as he changes his shapes?

Epist. 1.1.91Quid pauper?What of the poor man? Epist. 1.1.91Rīdē: mūtat cēnācula, lectōs,
balnea, tōnsōrēs, conductō nāvigiō aequē
nauseat ac locuplēs, quem dūcit prīva trirēmis.Laugh: he changes garrets, beds, baths, barbers, and in a hired boat he is as seasick as the rich man whom his own trireme carries. Epist. 1.1.94Sī cūrātus inaequālī tōnsōre capillōs
95occurrī, rīdēs;If I meet you with my hair cut by an uneven barber, you laugh; Epist. 1.1.95sī forte subūcula pexae
trīta subest tunicae, vel sī toga dissidet impār,
rīdēs: quid, mea cum pugnat sententia sēcum,
quod petiit spernit, repetit quod nūper omīsit,
aestuat et vītae disconvenit ōrdine tōtō,
100dīruit, aedificat, mūtat quadrāta rotundīs?if by chance a worn shirt is under a freshly napped tunic, or if my toga sits awry and uneven, you laugh: what, when my judgement fights with itself, scorns what it sought, seeks again what it lately cast off, surges and is out of tune with the whole order of life, pulls down, builds up, changes square for round? Epist. 1.1.101Īnsānīre putās sollemnia mē neque rīdēs,
nec medicī crēdis nec cūrātōris egēre
ā praetōre datī, rērum tūtēla meārum
cum sīs et prāvē sectum stomachēris ob unguem
105dē tē pendentis, tē respicientis amīcī.You think I am mad in the ordinary way, and you do not laugh, nor think I need a doctor or a guardian assigned by the praetor, although you are the protector of my affairs and are vexed at a badly pared nail of the friend who depends on you and looks to you.

Epist. 1.1.106Ad summam: sapiēns ūnō minor est Iove, dīves,
līber, honōrātus, pulcher, rēx dēnique rēgum,
praecipuē sānus, nisi cum pītuīta molesta est.In sum: the wise man is less only than Jupiter, rich, free, honoured, handsome, in short a king of kings, above all sound, except when phlegm troubles him.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (444 words)

prīmus, -a, -um	first, foremost
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
summus, -a, -um	uppermost, highest, greatest
spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	look at or on
satis, adv.	enough, sufficiently
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
dōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	give; present (someone with something)
iam, adv.	now, already
rudis, -is f.	a stick; wooden sword, esp. one given to a retired gladiator
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
iterum, adv.	again, a second time
antīquus, -a, -um	ancient
inclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus	shut up in, inclose, imprison
lūdus, -ī, m.	game, sport
nōn, adv.	not
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
aetās, -tātis, f.	age
mēns, mentis f.	mind, spirit
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.	arms, weapons
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
postis, -is m.	doorpost; door
fīgō, fīgere, fīxī, fīxus	fix, fasten, plant firmly
lateō, -ēre, -uī	lie hid, be concealed
abditus, -a, -um	hidden, concealed
ager, agri, m.	field, land
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
extrēmus, -a, -um	last, extreme, furthest
totiēns (adv.)	so often, so many times
exōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	win over by asking, beg for, obtain by entreaty
harēna, -ae, f.	sand; shore
pūrgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make clean, clean, cleanse
crēbrō (adv.)	often, again and again
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
personō, -āre, -uī	resound; play loudly (on an instrument)
auris, -is, f.	ear
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus	loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
senēscō, -ere, senuī	grow old
mātūrē (adv.; superl. mātūrrimē)	early, quickly
sānus, -a, -um	healthy, sane (prō sānō: sensibly)
equus, -ī, m.	horse
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	do wrong
rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus	laugh
īlia, -ium n. pl.	the groin, the flanks; the inner parts of the belly
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus	lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
nunc, adv.	now
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
versus (adv.)	toward, in the direction of (often after ad or in + acc.)
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	the other, the remaining, the rest of
lūdicrum, -ī n.	show, game, entertainment
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
vērus, -a, -um	true; rē vērā, in truth, in fact
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
decēns, -entis	becoming, graceful, comely
cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	take care of; (+ gerundive) have something done
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask
omnis, -e	all, every
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
condō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	put together, found; store away
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum	put together; mend, set in order
mox, adv.	soon
dēprōmō, -ere, -prōmpsī, -prōmptus	take out, bring out (esp. wine from storage)
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
forte, adv.	by chance, accidentally
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.	what?
dux, ducis, m. and f.	leader, commander
lār, laris m.	Lar, a household god; lār familiāris: one's home
tūtor, -ārī, -ātus sum	protect, guard
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
addīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictus	(of omens) give assent, be favourable; award
iūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	swear; iūs iūrandum, oath
verbum, -ī, n.	word
magister, -trī, m.	master
quōcumque (adv.)	to whatever place; in whatever direction
rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus	seize, snatch
tempestās, -tātis, f.	weather; storm, tempest
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus	bear or carry away or off
hospes, hospitis m.	guest; host; guest-friend
agilis, -e	nimble, quick, active
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
mersō, -āre	dip, plunge, immerse
cīvīlis, -e	of citizens; bellum cīvīle: civil war
unda, -ae, f.	wave
virtūs, -tūtis, f.	manliness, courage, bravery
custōs, -ōdis m.	guard
rigidus, -a, -um	stiff, hard, unbending
que, enclitic conj.	and
satelles, -itis m.	attendant, henchman, accomplice
fūrtim (adv.)	stealthily, secretly
praeceptum, -ī n.	instruction, order
relābor, -lābī, -lāpsus sum	slide back, sink back
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
subiungō, -ere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus	harness, yoke beneath; subject, subdue
cōnor, -ārī, -ātus	try, attempt
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
nox, noctis, f.	night
longus, -a, -um	long; tedious
mentior, -īrī, -ītus sum	lie, tell a lie
amīca, -ae f.	friend (a woman); girlfriend, mistress
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
opus, operis, n.	work, task
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
piger, -gra, -grum	sluggish, slow
annus, -ī, m.	year
pūpillus, -ī m.	orphan, ward
dūrus, -a, -um	hard; harsh; difficult
premō, premere, pressī, pressus	press, check, restrain
custōdia, -ae f.	guard, protection
māter, mātris, f.	mother
sīc, adv.	so, thus
tardus, -a, -um	slow
fluō, -ere, flūxī	flow
ingrātus, -a, -um	unwelcome, unpleasant; ungrateful
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
spēs, speī, f.	hope
cōnsilium, -ī, n.	advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
moror, -ārī, -ātus	delay, linger, stay
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
nāviter (adv.)	diligently, energetically; thoroughly
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
aequē (adv.)	equally, just as; aequē ac: just as
pauper, -eris	poor; as a noun, a poor person
prōsum, prōdesse, prōfuī	be of advantage, profit, avail, assist
locuplēs, -ētis	rich, wealthy
neglegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	disregard, neglect
puer, puerī, m.	boy
senex, senis, m.	old man
noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.)	harm, hurt
restō, -āre, restitī	stay behind, remain
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctum	guide, steer, rule
sōlor, -ārī, -ātus sum	comfort, console; relieve
elementum, -ī n.	element, first principle; (pl.) beginnings, rudiments
oculus, -ī, m.	eye
quantum, adv.	how much? how?
contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch, hasten
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
idcircō (adv.)	for that reason
contemnō, -ere, -tempsī, -temptus	despise, scorn, think little of
lippus, -a, -um	with sore or running eyes, bleary-eyed
inunguō, -ere, -ūnxī, -ūnctus	anoint, smear with ointment
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
quia (conj.)	because
dēspērō, -spērāre, -spērāvī, -spērātus	despair
invictus, -a, -um	unconquered, unbeaten
membrum, -ī, n.	limb, member
nōdōsus, -a, -um	knotty, full of knots
corpus, corporis, n.	body
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus	hold back, prevent, hinder
chīragra (cheragra), -ae f.	gout in the hands
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
prōdeō, -īre, prōdiī, prōditum	go forward, come out
tenus (prep. + abl., after its noun)	as far as, up to
sī, conj.	if
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
ultrā (prep. + acc.)	beyond
ferveō, -ēre	boil; glow, burn
avāritia, -ae f.	greed
miser, misera, miserum	wretched, unhappy
cupīdō, -inis f. (in Sallust also m.)	desire, longing, greed
pectus, pectoris, n.	breast
vōx, vōcis, f.	voice; word
lēniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	soften, soothe, ease
dolor, -ōris, m.	pain, grief; anger
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
morbus, -ī m.	sickness, disease
dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
laus, laudis f.	praise, glory
amor, -ōris, m.	love
tumeō, -ēre	swell, be swollen
certus, -a, -um	determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
piāculum, -ī n.	an atoning sacrifice, expiation
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
ter (adv.)	three times
pūrē (adv.)	cleanly, purely; with ritual purity
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus	choose, pick out; read
recreō, -creāre, -creāvī, -creātus	make anew, renew, refresh
libellus, -ī m.	little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce
invidus, -a, -um	envious, jealous; as noun: an envious person, ill-wisher
īrācundus, -a, -um	hot-tempered
iners, -ertis	sluggish, idle, unmanly
vīnōsus, -a, -um	fond of wine, given to drink
amātor, -ōris m.	lover, admirer; one fond of something
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.	no one, nobody
adeō (adv.)	so far, to such a degree; so
ferus, -a, -um	wild, savage
mītēscō, -ere	become mild, grow gentle
modo, adv.	only
cultūra, -ae f.	cultivation (agrī cultūra: farming)
patiēns, -entis	patient, able to endure
commodō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lend, provide, supply
vitium, -ī n.	fault, vice
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrus	flee, run away
sapientia, -ae f.	wisdom, good sense
stultitia, -ae f.	folly, foolishness
careō, -ēre, -uī	be without, lack (+ abl.)
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	believe
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
exiguus, -a, -um	small, scanty, short
cēnsus, -ūs m.	count, census
turpis, -e	disgraceful
repulsa, -ae f.	defeat in an election, rejection
quantus, -a, -um	how great or much?
dēvītō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	avoid, shun
animus, -ī, m.	mind; heart; spirit, courage
caput, capitis, n.	head
labor, -ōris, m.	labor, toil
impiger (inp-), -gra, -grum	energetic, active
currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus	run
mercātor, -ōris, m.	trader, merchant
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
mare, maris, n.	sea
pauperiēs, -ēī f.	poverty
saxum, -ī, n.	rock, stone
ignis, -is, m.	fire
stultē (adv.)	foolishly
mīror, -ārī, -ātus	wonder, wonder at
optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	wish for, desire; pray for
discō, discere, didicī	learn
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
bonus, -a, -um	good
volō, velle, voluī	wish
circum, prep. with acc.	around
pāgus, -ī m.	district, canton
compitum, -ī n.	crossroads
pugnāx, -ācis	fond of fighting, warlike, combative; obstinate
corōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	wreathe, crown; fill to the brim
Olympia, -ōrum n. pl.; Olympia, -ae f.	the Olympic games; Olympia, the sanctuary in Elis where they were held
condiciō, -ōnis f.	terms; condition, status
dulcis, -e	sweet
sine, prep. with abl.	without
pulvis, -eris m.	dust
palma, -ae f.	palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
vīlis, -e	cheap, worthless
argentum, -ī, n.	silver
aurum, -ī, n.	gold
ō (interj.)	O! oh!
cīvis, -is, m. and f.	citizen, fellow-citizen, subject
pecūnia, -ae, f.	money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times)
prīmum, adv.	first, in the first place
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
nummus, -ī, m.	coin
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
īmus, -a, -um	lowest (ab īmō: from the bottom)
prōdoceō, -ēre	teach openly, proclaim
recinō, -ere	repeat, echo; sing back
iuvenis, -is, m.	young man, youth
dictō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	say repeatedly; dictate
laevus, -a, -um	left; ad laevam (manum): on the left
suspendō, -pendere, -pendī, -pēnsus	hang up, hang
loculus, -ī m.	little place; (pl.) money box, purse
tabula, -ae f.	tablet, written list
lacertus, -ī m.	upper arm, arm
mōs, mōris, m.	way, manner, habit, custom
lingua, -ae f.	tongue; language
fidēs, -eī f.	faith, trust; pledge
sed, conj.	but
quadringentī, -ae, -a	four hundred
sex (indecl.)	six
septem	seven
mīlle, indecl. adj.	a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
dēsum, deesse, dēfuī	be lacking, fail
plēbs, plēbis f.	the common people
at, conj.	but
lūdō, -ere, lūsī, lūsum	play; mock, deceive
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
rēctē (adv.)	rightly, properly; safely
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
mūrus, -ī, m.	wall
aēneus, -a, -um	of copper or bronze
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
cōnscīscō, -ere, -scīvī, -scītum	inflict (mortem sibi cōnscīscere: kill oneself)
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
pallēscō, -ere, palluī	turn pale; grow yellow
culpa, -ae f.	fault, blame
sōdēs (= sī audēs)	if you please, please
lēx, lēgis f.	law
an, conj.	or (in questions)
nēnia (naenia), -ae f.	dirge; jingle, nursery rhyme
regnum, -ī, n.	royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus	bear to, proffer, offer
mās, maris m.	male
dēcantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sing over and over, chant, repeat tediously
bene, adv.	well; successfully
suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsus	advise, urge
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque	whoever, whatever
modus, -ī, m.	way, manner
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)	near, nearly
lacrimōsus, -a, -um	tearful; causing tears
poēma, -atis n.	poem
fortūna, -ae, f.	fortune
respōnsō, -āre	answer back; echo, resound
superbus, -a, -um	proud, arrogant, haughty
līber, lībera, līberum	free
ērēctus, -a, -um	upright, erect
praesēns, -sentis, adj.	present, immediate, imminent
hortor, -ārī, -ātus	exhort, encourage, urge
aptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	fit, adjust, make ready
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
Rōmānus, -a, -um	Roman
cūr, adv.	why
porticus, -ūs f.	colonnade, covered walk
iūdicium, -ī n.	trial, court; judgment
fruor, -ī, frūctus sum (+ abl.)	enjoy
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus	love, value highly
vel	or; vel … vel: either … or
ōdī, ōdisse, used only in tenses of completed action with the force of tenses of incomplete action	hate
ōlim, adv.	once upon a time, once, formerly, of old
vulpēs, -is f.	fox
aegrōtō, -āre, -āvī	be ill, be sick
cautus, -a, -um	careful, wary, on one's guard
leō, -ōnis, m.	lion
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
referō, referre, rettulī, relātus	bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
vestīgium, -ī, n.	track, foot-print
terreō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	frighten, terrify
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)	against, opposite
retrōrsum (adv.)	backwards
bēlua, -ae, f.	beast, monster
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
nam, conj.	for
homō, hominis, m.	man
gestiō, -īre, -īvī	be eager, long (to: + inf.)
condūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum	bring together, assemble
pūblicus, -a, -um	public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
frustum, -ī n.	piece, bit, morsel
pōmum, -ī, n.	fruit, apple
vidua, -ae f.	widow
vēnor, -ārī, -ātus sum	hunt
avārus, -a, -um	greedy, avaricious
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
vīvārium, -ī n.	fishpond, game preserve, enclosure for live animals
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
occultus, -a, -um	hidden, secret
crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētum	grow, rise (in power)
faenus (fēnus), -oris n.	interest on money, usury; moneylending
vērum (conj.)	but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
studium, -ī, n.	eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus	hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
hōra, -ae, f.	hour
dūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	harden, toughen
probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	prove, show; approve
orbis, -is, m.	circle; orbis terrae or terrārum, circle of the earth or lands, earth, world
sinus, -ūs, m.	bosom, lap
praelūceō, -ēre, -lūxī	shine before, light the way; outshine, surpass
amoenus, -a, -um	pleasant, lovely (of places)
dīves, dīvitis (superl. dītissimus)	rich
lacus, -ūs, m.	lake
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus	perceive, feel
festīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	hurry, make haste
erus, -ī m.	master, owner
vitiōsus, -a, -um	faulty, defective, corrupt; vicious
libīdō, -inis f.	desire, lust; caprice
auspicium, -ī n.	taking of the auspices (reading the will of the gods from birds); omen
crās, adv.	tomorrow
ferrāmentum, -ī n.	iron tool
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
faber, fabrī, m.	smith
lectus, -ī m.	bed, couch
geniālis, -e	of marriage; festive
aula, -ae f.	courtyard; hall, palace
prior, prius	earlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front)
caelebs, caelibis	unmarried
vīta, -ae, f.	life
sōlus, -a, -um	alone
marītus, -ī, m.	husband
quō, adv.	to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
vultus, -ūs m.	face, expression
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	change
nōdus, -ī m.	knot; knob, joint
cēnāculum, -ī, n.	dining-room
balineum (balneum), -ī n.	bath, bathroom
tōnsor, -ōris m.	barber
nāvigium, -ī n.	vessel, ship
nauseō, -āre	be seasick, feel sick
prīvus, -a, -um	one's own, private; each, single
trirēmis, -e	with three banks of oars; (as noun, f.) a trireme
inaequālis, -e	uneven, rough; unequal; badly cutting (barber)
capillus, -ī m.	hair
occurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursus	run against, meet
subūcula, -ae f.	undershirt, vest
pectō, pectere, pexī, pexus	comb
terō, -ere, trīvī, trītus	rub, wear away; tempus terere: waste time
subsum, -esse	be near, be close by
tunica, -ae f.	tunic
toga, -ae f.	toga, the Roman citizen's garment of peace
dissideō, -ēre, -sēdī	be at odds, disagree, be at variance
impār, imparis	unequal, ill-matched
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	fight
sententia, -ae, f.	opinion; purpose
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
spernō, spernere, sprēvī, sprētus	despise, scorn
repetō, -ere, -petīvī, -petītum	demand back; seek again
nūper, adv.	newly, lately, recently
omittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	let go, neglect, disregard, throw away, lose
aestuō, -āre, -āvī	boil, seethe; burn (with passion or envy)
disconveniō, -īre	be inconsistent, disagree
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.	arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
dīruō, -ruere, -ruī, -rutus	pull down, demolish
aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make a building, build
quadrātus, -a, -um	squared, square; saxum quadrātum: dressed stone
rotundus, -a, -um	round, circular
īnsāniō, -īre, -īvī	be mad, be out of one's mind
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	think
sollemnis, -e	solemn, ritual, customary
medicus, -ī m.	doctor
cūrātor, -ōris m.	manager, agent; guardian, trustee
egeō, -ēre, eguī (+ abl. or gen.)	need, lack, be in want of
praetor, -ōris m.	praetor (legātus prō praetōre: officer with a praetor's powers)
tūtēla, -ae f.	protection, guardianship, care
prāvē (adv.)	wrongly, badly
secō, -āre, secuī, sectus	cut; (of fodder) mow
stomachor, -ārī, -ātus sum	be annoyed, fume, lose one's temper
ob, prep. with acc.	on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
unguis, -is m.	fingernail, nail; claw
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
pendeō, -ēre, pependī	hang, be suspended; hover
respiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectum	look back
amīcus, -ī, m.	friend
summa, -ae f.	total, sum; supreme command
sapiēns, -entis	wise; as noun, a wise man, a philosopher
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
parvus, -a, -um	little, small
honōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	honour, respect
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum	beautiful
dēnique, adv.	lastly, finally
praecipuē, adv.	especially
nisi, conj.	if not, unless
pītuīta, -ae f.	phlegm, catarrh; a head cold
molestus, -a, -um	troublesome; molestus esse (+ dat.), to bother

Horace, Epistles I. Latin text: H. R. Fairclough, Horace: Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica (Loeb, 1929), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.