Odes Horace Horace. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace. Conington, John, translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1882. Venus comes in all her might,Quits Cyprus for my heart, nor lets me tellOf the Parthian, bold in flight,Nor Scythian hordes, nor aught that breaks her spell.Heap the grassy altar up,Bring vervain, boys, and sacred frankincense;Fill the sacrificial cup;A victim's blood will soothe her vehemence.