Odes Horace Horace. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace. Conington, John, translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1882. This, that makes the Tyrrhene billows spend their strength against the shore.Strain your wine and prove your wisdom; life is short; should hope be more?In the moment of our talking, envious time has ebb'd away.Seize the present; trust tomorrow e'en as little as you may.What man, what hero, Clio sweet,On harp or flute wilt thou proclaim?What god shall echo's voice repeatIn mocking game