Odes Horace Horace. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace. Conington, John, translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1882. Than if to Alyattes' wide domainsI join'd the realms of Mygdon. Great desiresSort with great wants. 'Tis best, when prayer obtainsNo more than life requires.Aelius, of Lamus' ancient name(For since from that high parentageThe prehistoric Lamias cameAnd all who fill the storied page,