Odes (selections)
Horace, Odes: selections
Eighteen odes: carpe diem, the Soracte ode, Cleopatra's fall, 'eheu fugaces', and 'exegi monumentum'. 18 sections, 107 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Odes 1.1To Maecenas: each to his ownMaecēnās atavīs ēdite rēgibus, ō et praesidium et dulce decus meum: sunt quōs…
- Odes 1.4Spring returnsSolvitur ācris hiems grātā vice vēris et Favōnī trahuntque siccās māchinae…
- Odes 1.5PyrrhaQuis multā gracilis tē puer in rosā perfūsus liquidīs urget odōribus grātō,…
- Odes 1.9SoracteVidēs ut altā stet nive candidum Sōracte nec iam sustineant onus silvae…
- Odes 1.11Carpe diemTū nē quaesierīs, scīre nefās, quem mihi, quem tibi fīnem dī dederint,…
- Odes 1.22Integer vitaeInteger vītae scelerisque pūrus nōn eget Maurīs iaculīs neque arcū nec…
- Odes 1.23Chloe, the frightened fawnVītās hinnuleō mē similis, Chloē, quaerentī pavidam montibus āviīs mātrem nōn…
- Odes 1.24A lament for QuintiliusQuis dēsīderiō sit pudor aut modus tam cārī capitis?
- Odes 1.37CleopatraNunc est bibendum, nunc pede līberō pulsanda tellūs;
- Odes 1.38Plain myrtlePersicōs ōdī, puer, adparātūs, displicent nexae philyrā corōnae, mitte sectārī,…
- Odes 2.3The level mindAequam mementō rēbus in arduīs servāre mentem, nōn secus in bonīs ab īnsolentī…
- Odes 2.10The golden meanRēctius vīvēs, Licinī, neque altum semper urgendō neque, dum procellās cautus…
- Odes 2.14Eheu fugacesĒheu fugācēs, Postume, Postume, lābuntur annī nec pietās moram rūgīs et…
- Odes 3.1Odi profanum volgusŌdī profānum volgus et arceō.
- Odes 3.9A lovers' quarrel"Dōnec grātus eram tibi nec quisquam potior bracchia candidae cervīcī…
- Odes 3.13The spring of BandusiaŌ fōns Bandusiae splendidior vitrō, dulcī digne merō nōn sine flōribus, crās…
- Odes 3.30A monument more lasting than bronzeExēgī monumentum aere perennius rēgālīque sitū pȳramidum altius, quod nōn imber…
- Odes 4.7The snows have fledDiffūgēre nivēs, redeunt iam grāmina campīs arboribusque comae;
Horace, Odes: selections. Latin text: P. Shorey and G. J. Laing (Chicago, 1919), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.