Odes Horace Horace. The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace. Conington, John, translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1882. Though steep'd in all Socratic loreHe will not slight you; do not fear.They say old Cato o'er and o'erWith wine his honest heart would cheer.Tough wits to your mild torture yieldTheir treasures; you unlock the soulOf wisdom and its stores conceal'd,Arm'd with Lyaeus' kind control.