HoraceJ.P. Lippincott & Company, 1875 - 203 Seiten |
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A. C. vol addressed Antony Augustus battle of Actium battle of Philippi beauty better Book Brundusium Brutus Cæsar Calvus Canidia Catullus charm Cinara dear death delight divine doth Epistles Epode Esquiline Hill exquisite eyes Falernian fame fate father Faunus favourite feeling following Ode fresh genius gifts give gods grace hand happy heart honours Horace Horace's Julius Cæsar literary live look luxurious Lydia lyre lyrical Mæcenas Mena modern nature ne'er never noble numbered o'er Octavius Ofellus once passion Phidyle Phyllis poem poet poet's poetic poetry poor probably Pyrrha rank rich Roman Rome SABINE FARM Satires says Septimius Sextus Pompeius sing slaves sleep smiles song soul spare spirits splendour sure sweet Sybaris Tarentum taste thee theme thine things thou thought Thracian Varius Venusia verse Virgil wealth weary wine words write young youth
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Seite 43 - tis too horrible ! The weariest and most loathed worldly life, ^ That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death.
Seite 26 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields, with bread, "Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Seite 50 - Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.
Seite 191 - Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good : Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
Seite 194 - And rarely av'rice taints the tuneful mind. Allow him but his plaything of a Pen, He ne'er rebels, or plots, like other men: Flight...
Seite 131 - There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel has told, When two, that are linked in one heavenly tie, With heart never changing, and brow never cold, Love on through all ills, and love on till they die...
Seite 80 - I descend to the grave, May I a small house and large garden have, And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as...
Seite 114 - When new desires had conquered thee. And changed the object of thy will, It had been lethargy in me, Not constancy, to love thee still. Yea, it had been a sin to go And prostitute affection so; Since we are taught no prayers to say To such as must to others pray. Yet do thou glory in thy choice, Thy choice of his good fortune boast; I'll neither grieve nor yet rejoice To see him gain what I have lost. The height of my disdain shall be To laugh at him, to blush for thee; To love thee still, but go...
Seite 26 - Or to burst all links of habit — there to wander far away, On from island unto island at the gateways of the day. Larger constellations burning, mellow moons and happy skies, Breadths of tropic shade and palms in cluster, knots of Paradise. Never comes the trader, never floats an European flag. Slides the bird o'er lustrous woodland, swings the trailer from the crag ; Droops the heavy-blossom'd bower, hangs the heavy-fruited tree — Summer isles of Eden lying in dark-purple spheres of sea.
Seite 6 - My father was for some time almost the only companion we had. He conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits.