Odes

Horace

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

  • No pomp, no lictor clears the way
  • 'Mid rabble-routs of troublous feelings,
  • Nor quells the cares that sport and play
  • Round gilded ceilings.
  • More happy he whose modest board
  • His father's well-worn silver brightens;
  • No fear, nor lust for sordid hoard,
  • His light sleep frightens.