Odes

Horace

Horace. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace. Conington, John, translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1882.

  • The broils that from Metellus date,
  • The secret springs, the dark intrigues,
  • The freaks of Fortune, and the great
  • Confederate in disastrous leagues,
  • And arms with uncleansed slaughter red,
  • A work of danger and distrust,
  • You treat, as one on fire should tread
  • Scarce hid by treacherous ashen crust.