Horace. The best of lyrick poets. Containing much morality, and sweetnesse. Together with Aulus Persius Flaccus, his satyres. Translated into English by Barten Holyday sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.
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- Horace. The best of lyrick poets. Containing much morality, and sweetnesse. Together with Aulus Persius Flaccus, his satyres. Translated into English by Barten Holyday sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.
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- Horace.
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- London :: printed for W.R. and J.W.,
- 1652.
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Contents
- title page
- To the Reader.
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ODES OF HORACE.
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The First Booke.
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Ode.
I. To MAECENAS. All things please not all men.HORACE most especially affecteth the name of aLyrick. Poet. -
Ode
II. To AUGUSTUS CAESAR. Many stormes are powred upon the People ofRome in revenge ofJulius Caesar slain. The only hope of the Empire is placed in the safty ofAugustus. -
Ode
XXII. To ARISTIUS. Integrity of life is every where safe, which he proveth, by his owne example. -
Ode XXIV.
TO VIRGILL. Who immoderatly bemoned the death ofQuintilius. -
Ode
XXVIII. Architas, a Philosopher and Geometrician is pre∣sented, answering to a certaine Marriner, that all men must dye, and entreating him, that bee would not suffer his body to ly on the shore unburied. -
Ode
XXXI. TO APOLLO. He desireth not riches ofApollo, but that hee may have a sound mind in a healthy body. -
Ode
XXXIV. TO HIMSELFE. Who repenteth, that having followed theEpicurean Sect, he thereby hath negligently honored the gods. -
Ode
XXXV. TO FORTUNE. Hee beseecheth her, that shee would preserveCaesar going intoBrittany.
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Ode.
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ODES OF HORACE.
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Ode.
II. To C. SALUSTIUS CHRISPUS. Hee praysethProculejus for liberalitie towards his brothers. Onely contempt of money maketh a man happie. -
Ode
III. TO DELIUS. Prosperous, and adverse Fortune are to be moderate∣ly borne, since one, and the selfe same condition of death, hangeth over every man. -
Ode
IX. TO VALOIUS. That now or length he would desist, to deplore his deceasedMyste. -
Ode
X. TO LICINIUS. Mediocritie to be used in either Fortunes. -
Ode
XI. TO QUINTUS HIRPINUS. Cares layd aside, let us live merily. -
Ode
XIV. TO POSTHUMUS. Life is short, and Death is necessary. -
Ode
XV. Against the excesse of that Age. -
Ode
XVI. TO GROSPHUS. All men desire tranquilitie of mind which can nei∣ther with Riches, nor Honours bee acquired, but onely with bridleing our Appeties. -
Ode
XVII. TO MAECENAS being sicke. Whom hee resolveth not to survive. -
Ode
XVIII. Hee affirmeth himselfe content with little, while o∣thers are wholly addicted to their desires, and encrease of riches, as if they should alwayes live.
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Ode.
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ODES OF HORACE.
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Ode.
I. Life is made happy, not with Riches but Mind's Tranquilitie. -
Ode
II. To his FRIENDS. Boyes are to bee enured from their tender age, to po∣verty, warfare, and painfull Life. -
Ode.
III. A man with vertue adorned, feareth nothing.Juno's Oration ofTroy's overthrow, and the end of that warre. And how the Romane Empire shall take beginning from theTrojans. -
Ode
VI. To the ROMANS. Of the corrupt manners of that Age. -
Ode
IX. TO LYDIA. A Dialogue of his passed Loves, and renuing of them againe. -
Ode
XIV. To the ROMAN PEOPLE. This Ode containeth the praises ofAugustus returning out ofSpaine, after his Con∣quest over theCantabrians. -
Ode
XVI. TOMAECENAS. All things lye open to Gold, butHorace is content with his owne Fortune, whereby hee is made happy. -
Ode
XXIV. Against covetous rich men. -
Ode
XXVIII. To LYDE. HeeperswadethLyde, to spend the day dedica∣ted toNeptune, pleasantly. -
Ode
XXIX. TO MAECENAS. Hee inviteth him to a merry Supper, lay∣ing publique cares aside. -
Ode
XXX. TO MELPOMENE, Horace hath obtained eternall glory, by writing ofLyrick Verses.
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Ode.
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ODES OF HORACE.
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Ode
III. TO MELPOMENE. Horace is borne to Poetry, by whose ayd, hee hath obtained immortall glory. -
Ode
V. TO AUGUSTUS. That now at length he would returne into the City. -
Ode
VII. To LUCIUS MANLIUS TORQUATUS. Since time changeth all things, let us live merily. -
Ode
VIII. To MARTIUS CENSORINUS. There is nothing which can more immortalize men, then Poets Verses. -
Ode
XIII. TO VIRGILL. He describeth the reproach of the Spring, and invitethVirgil under con∣dition to a Banquet. -
Ode
XIII. Against LYCE. Who being old, is become a scorne to young men. -
Ode
XV. The prayses ofAugustus.
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Ode
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The First Booke.
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epodes
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CERTAINE EPODS OF
HORACE. -
Epod.
I. TO MAECENAS. Horace will travell withMaecenas going to theActiack warres against.M. Anthony. -
Epod.
II. The praise of the Countrey life. -
Epod
VII. To the people of ROME. An Execration of the civill warre, raised, on the one side byBrutus, andCassius; on the other, byOctavian, M. Anthony, andLe∣pidus the Roman Consulls. -
Epod
XIII. To his merry friends, that they should passe the Winter pleasantly.
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Epod.
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CERTAINE EPODS OF
- miscellaneous poems
- title page
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To the Author his most loved Friend, D
r BARTEN HOLYDAY. -
To his loving Friend Master
B. H. uponPERSIƲS translated. - encomium
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Upon the happy Translation of the most difficult Satyrist, performed by his friend Master
B. H. - To his kinde Friend Master B.H. Vpon his PERSIUS.
- Aulus Persius Flaccus. HIS SATYRS The Prologue.
- THE FIRST SATYRE. IN FORME OF A DIALOGUE.
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THE SECOND SATYRE,
VNTO HIS FRIEND PLOTIUS MACRINUS. - THE THIRD SATYRE.
- THE FOVRTH SATYRE,
- THE FIFT SATYRE. IN FORME OF A DIALOGUE.
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THE SIXT AND LAST SATYRE, TO HIS FRIEND CAESIUS BASSUS
a Lyrique Poet. - To the Author his very good Friend, D. BARTEN HOLYDAY
- To my learned Friend D. BARTEN HOLYDAY upon his iudicious tran∣slation of PERSIUS.
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AN APOSTROPHE OF THE Translator to his Author
PERSIVS, - poem