Odes and Carmen Saeculare (Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace))

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) Poetry 390

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1865

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Flawlessly hammered out, as if from eternal bronze—«aere perennius»—The Odes of Horace are the consummate expression of the pride, the reserve, the tragic playfulness, the epicurean calm, the absolute distinction of the Imperial Roman spirit. A few lines taken at random and learned by heart would act as a talisman in all hours to drive away the insolent pressure of the vulgar and common crowd. — John Cowper Powys (1916)

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) - Odes and Carmen Saeculare

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