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ASINIUS POLLIO a Sol dier, a stateSman, an a Scholar, ad also distinguisliud himsuli is a Tragic ritur; and had raised horeputationis the Roman stage earlyrio an equalit willi that of Athens. ut Pollio as en aged in re orti belle deseruingliis hole strengili an attention This asin histor of the civit ars, in hicli ho ad atro ad ad varice considerably, When Horace, apprehensivo that the applause hicli Pollio received fro tho stage might interri tin histor So interestin tolli republic, rote his de to urgeaim to perSeVere. Ani ut the Same timea exhoris Pollio noto b divertud rom his object he rumin d him how delicate and ungerous u ask40had undertakeD. I. Motum e Metello tho constructior is, o Pollio, tractas civicum motum eae consule Metello, causasque belli, e . It was during th consulfhi o Metellus an Lucius Afranius, that Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus forme that consederacy, commoni known by the nam of the Firs Triumvirato. The poet says, ou trent of the civi commotioris hicli soliptae e buginning rom the consul Shimos Metellus. 3. GraΓeSque . . . amicitia : i. o. the coalition of tho Triumviri, o destructius to tho libert of the commonwealth. 6. Periculosa this might wella calle 'a orti fuit of datigerous hagard, since tho fidelit of the historia must e pr0Serve d Without offendin Augustus, or disobliging many families thatia been sepi engage in the civit War, by peningas resti, ound that, eremo ne ari healed. 9. Musa tragoediae desit theatris . i. e. Ou ought for a lineto relinquishoour avourite pursuit, an absta in froni ritingtragedies, ill ou have ut the sinishin hanesto a Work of somuch importunc nitha in Whichoo are engaged. 10. O . . . colhurno here aster, hen ou hali avo digested and arranged the event in Our hi Story, ou hali 0- sume the oble employmentis ritin trage dy ith truo Atho nia dignity.'The cothurniis, O bu Shin, a frequently ut 0r trage dy, whicli ad at that time reache a reate degre of excellene at Athens than at an other place. From the expression publica res Or filioris, many RV Sup- posed Pollio a consul ut the time hi ode a Written, and that this senisne had reserence to the anagement of publi
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business. ut this a no the fael. For Pollio lived in rotirument, and wrote the hiStor many years after his consulfhipterminate d. 17. Iam nunc . . . trepunt the poetaere compliments Pollio
on his talent res a riter an sanctos himself in the mi istis the cenes the historian is describing, an exelainis, Alreudyyou mallem ear ring illi the threatentii blastis the hortis, and the stirili notes of the clarion.'24. Prodidr . . . Catonis i a beautisu tribute to the unyieldingvirtve of that ster republicam intimatin that Caesar sound iteaster o Subdiae the whole orld than tho inflexibi spirit os
25. Iuno . . . Iugurthoe here the poet illi his usual ad
dreses, that he ma avoid very thing hicli a be unwel- comerio Augustus, instendis allowing the ambitionis Caesar toliave causod the civit War, scribes it o fate an Anys that Drmorly uno und tho the divinitio friendlyrio Africa had retire froni that region powerless, and without avengin iis Wrongs, ecause opposed by the fates, but that the finalty of
fere the descendant of the victors, as an atoning Sucrifice tolli manes of Jugurtha. 1. Auditumque Medis i. e. had reached even the Medes, orrathe tho Parthians the mos deadi senemis of the RomanS. 37. Sed ne . . . oenin aut Stop, In muse, O O qui mySportive train to persorin the melanchol offices of tho Ceandi arula. She was the goddes of mourning and melancholy, who inspire the assectin uir of Simonides of eos, ne of the CycladeS.
Caius Crispus Sallust, o hom his de is addressed, asthe sonis tho sister of the distinguished historian of the samenume. ΗΘ a n genueman os equestria rank an splendidfortune. He tood igh at court, ein a particula favourite of Augustus. ut he was rationa in his iew of happiness, and wishestrio inersus notther his rank nor his fortune. The poet intonds to complimen him o the liberat an nobi0US ho made of his ortune and his opportunit of diffusing happines ; and hows that a proper se of riches is the ni Wayto mali thoni ualeSSing. 1. Nullus . . . Crispe Sallusti insisadis abdito Some eadabditae, an mali this construction, o Crispe Sallusti, inimice lamno abdito in terris ab avaris hominibus, nullus color egi argento OtherNise nisi a connoc splendeat with inimice.-Color splendour,irightness.'-Lamnoe, Ordaminoe i. e. pintectos gold an silver. 5. Proculeius this as a Roma linight hol in f higheSteem by Augustus that herior a time thought os giving im
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liis aughter in marriage. His brothers Licinius an Tereutius, os thoi estate sor havin joine the part of Pompey. But Proculeius hare his fortune illi them; nil asterwardsmade thoi peace illi Augustus-hene animi paterni in iratres Odo VII of this Book is addresseda Licinius.10. Remotis Gadibus: a distant Cadig.'11. Uterque Poenus: i. e. Carthage in Africa, and Carthago in Spain talioni Scipio in the secondiunte ur. 17. Phraales sor an account of Phraates, in of the Parthians, se Bookq. de XXI. 3. note . Hucis suid' have putriodo ath his athur, his brother, an his id est Son. 18. Dissidens plebi: dissentin froin the orow d. i. e. philosopli jud ges differenti respectin happiness, rom ha the
Dellius as a mani sic kle and inconstant charucter, hocis sal to avo change sidus our timos during the civit Wars When this de Wa writton ho suum to have been in a State of dejection, On account of the condition os his assu ires. The poetexhoris him to preserve equanimit os temper unde ali circum- Stanee sine the horines of lis reniter it os comparatively lituo importanee hether a mani ricli or poOr. ut a renSOnable an innocent enjoyment of one' possession i the rueSt
15. Sororum . . . trium themames of the Fates ere Clotho, Lachesis, und AtropOS. 17. Cedes coemptis allibus . i. e. ou ill id adio to the delightful groves ou have piarchaSed ut great eXpeΠSE.19. Eaestructis in altum he apud high.'23. Sub div moreris i. e. hether o ma live in his worid. Sub divo usuali means in the ope uir here it means in his orid. Ioreris, frona moror, Orstri. 26. Urna the ancient pretended that tho names of ali person living were cast into an urn, hicli,us continuali revolving, and that as ea hisne' tot o nam came ut that ne
die d. Thei in urn is long by caesura. Some have potnted this verse differently, and mali urna in the ablative. 28. Cymbre: i. e. in the hoat of Charon.
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This de is an expressioni friendshi to Septimius, a Romanlinight of high standing. e was a poet anilis Soldier. Helia been a school-fellow, a long tris an intimat friund of Ηorace, holere telis him, thul, a the had passe the est of thei day togother in totis and dangers, he nomWishes toretire illi him, und to spond the evening o lis in tranquillity, either at his ore seat a Tibur, or illi Septimius a Ta
Subdued,' c. Almost ali commentator are agr00d that his is the senseri as e ny, Pam ready to go ithoou any here :andiso that the poet actuali anticipate an expeditionis theliind hore mentioned. 5. Tibur . . . colono Tibur, Dundedi an Argive colonisi. Tiburnus, Catillus, and ora three brotherii rom Argos, Settie d
10. Pellitis ovibus the hoe o Tarsentum, ear hicti therive Galaesus toruod, ad Ool f so fine a quality that theywere covered Wit Ahin to preserve it rom injury. 11 Laconi . . . Phalanto by Lacedemonian Phalantus. Laco, o Lacon, gen Laconis adj. 14. Ubi non . . . Venafro vhere the hone does notoieldio that o Hymettus, and the olive vie illi thos of Venafrum. Hymettus is a molantat in Attica boundin in tho finest hon0y Venafrum is a cit in Campania eminent sortii.
18. Aulon . . . vix the construetion is, et auton amicus fertili Baccho minimurn invidet Falernis uvis Aulon is a hillissear
Thure has besen soni doubt who the Pompe here addressed was me have Supposed trioae Pompeius Varus But it is preti generali bellove is have been ompeius Grosphus. He was an early rien an companion o our poet, and was withaim at the batilo os Philippi. e also continued in oppoSi
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meorum sodalium, oepydeducte mecum in ultimum tempus periculuml, quis redonetvit te Quiritem dis patriis, Italoque coelo '3. Quiritem as a Roman citigen. During the timo that tholaiend of Pompe continuod in opposition to Augustus astor howas investsed illi legat authority the were considere asoutlaws by the recent amnest the were restore to theirright a Roman citiZens. 8. Malobathro Syrio The malobathrum Was a costly int- mentirought rom Malabar in India by the Syrian merclianis, by ho the Roman were furnished with it Hene the epithot Syrinn. 10. Relicta . . . parmulci tho out has been applaude sorthis ingenuous consessioni his own cowardice, hicli might
nolitherwis have been remembered. 13. Mercurius: he ascribe his escape to Mercury, a theguardianis literar men. 15. Te rurSus . . . esorbens aster tholatile at Philippi Horaco
gave up alliope of the successis his party, and obtained ardon;whil his friund Grosphus sed to tho ounge Pompey, a haS been utre ad observed, and continue in hostilit to Augustus.
I7. apem: the sacrifice.'19. Sub lauro med i. o. unde the protectionis Maecenas.
25. Quem Venus . . . bibendi: ,hom mill onus appointaingos the easty i. c. by a throw of tho dice. See Book I. Ode
T. Valgius Rufus was a poetis ome eminenco. Havinitost his son Mystes, heam himselfimi grius and spont his timo
17. Desine . . . querelarum an imitatio of the Greelis, as, ληγε γοων, δυρμ- See Lat Gram. R. XVI. Obs. 1.20. Niphaten Niphates is a partis Mount Taurus, betWeen
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Mesopotamia an Armenian it Malso the nam os a rivo that flows from it. 21. Medum sumen: i. e. the Euphrates; hicli, the poetsays, no roliciis ater With les pride, sine it country was
conquered, and the Scythians, o Geloni, ride illiin the limits preseribed by the Romans.
Licinius Varro Murena, the brother of Proculeius Varro Murena, mentione in de ΙΙ. 5. of this Book for his parental aD sectio ard generosit toWard his brothers, a n oun manos a restieSS urdent, and ambitious spirit. Horace, linoWin his character, und wishing to preserve him romuli eviis to hicli his fearles and aspiring vlews exposed him, addressed his deto im containing much ound wisdom, and ome Xeellent reses und maxim sordis . ut Licinius could notae governed by them. Havin been detecte in formin a conspiracyagainst Augustus, e suffere the fata consequences of his rastiness. Formit the intersest,hichiis brother Proculeius and Maecenas, ho marrie his sister Terentia, ere ablerio eXert, could not saveaim. 13. Sperat inferiis: Eo rebus Vin adversit hopes.' 17. Non . . . aic erit 'inthing go ron now, it illio beso hereaster. ODE VIII. Quinctius Hirpinus as a man o great wealth, und O an anxious an timi character. He made imselfinhappy bydreadin changes an civit commotions, hicli might endangerhi possessions. Horace offers to im in his beautiful du, the fame hin os consolation hichio frequently gives to therii trouble. He eXhoris them nodit be a ious bout futuri-tyri since lis is too horto have an portionis it wasted in unavnil in anxieties. Old age and infirmities Will Eoo deprius them of the pomer of e oying the blessing the posseSS. Herecommends, heresore, that the should mahe the mos of PreSent enjoymenis, ithout troiabling thei thought about thethings bHyond thul reachir control.
1. Cantaber, et Scythes . . . cogitet: i. e. What plan the War-
like Cantabrian and Scythia may be Orming. 9. Non semper idemsoribusu seMihings are less durabie hanthe flowers of spring o more change able than the moon andyet these are mage of humandise, most Suthingintrue unxim-
11. Minorem i. e. unable to comprehend. 17. Eoius Bacchus.
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wino in tho ountain, rom hicli his struam o wator soWs, that uias by Commentator aro divide a to the meaning of this passage Some suppos it means, o have the water mingled with the wineri nil othors that it was tora cocled by immersing in col Water the esset containing it.
Horaco, ein requesto by Maecenas to colubrato tho vietorie of Caesar in an epic poem, repties that he is iansit for solligi an rosponsible a orti and that his lyro is adaptod tolight an sportive subject only. He Says that Maecenas causso uel more justice to tho subject by rilingis histor os
9. Pedestribus . . . historiis in a prose history. 11. Duela per vias: led in triumph through thostroets. 13 Me dulce . . . oculos: the constructio is, Musa voluit in dicere dulces cantus Licymniet, voluit me dicere oculas fui. gentes lucidum mus Would ratho Pshould flebrato thosweet oice of Licymnia,' c. It is generali supposo that 1erentia is meant by Licymnia, and that thoide was writtenabout tho time that Maecenas arriod that ady ths orddomina is non sed to signis Done dearly beloved. 15. Mutuis . . . amoribus: Mith mutuat attachment.' 19 Ludentem nitidis virginibus. when ancing illi thocliast an beautisu virgins. It is evidon from this that Torentia a not et married Pir he would notiave bos admitte among the virgins, ho celebrate the sacro ritus of
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os spiriis to hich he came solear heing SentinaWares Andb waym compliment to lyri poetry, he represent the hades, and ovon Cerberus and the Furies, a overpowered by the musici Sappho and Alcaeus.1 Ille . . . pagi the constructio is, Quicunque primum posuit te, O arbos, ille et posuit te nefasto die, et sacrileg manu produrit te in perniciem nepotum, opprobriumque pagi Thispassage has eos commentator much trouble. The are generali os opinion, that there is Something ron or imperfectrintho constructionis it But it ma be construe Las ab ove ith
hohind thum illi great effeci. 21. Ouis pene . . . vidimuS 'ho ne arly camerio Seeingth dush re aluis of Proserpine : furvet is sed sor furva whichis vidently the meaning. 25. Puellis de popularibus concerning the maidens of her
26. Plenius indoistior stra ins. 29. Utrumque: ach both Alcaeus and Sappho. 30. Sed magis . . . vulgus aut the crowd, pressing acholhor' shouldors, isten illi more illin ea to accounts of batiles and of banished tyranis. 34. Bellu centiceps the monster Cerberus. Se Class. Dict. 37. Pelopis parensu Tantalus. Seu Class. Diet.
The horinos of lis and tho inevitabio eventis cath revery seelingi se forti in his ode But tho argumen and the
doctrinem a resine d Epicureanism. Had thu light of revelation
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Who the person as that is here adilressed by th nam os Posthi inius o Posthimus, a Some a it ho ut d bo writtonin, has notaeon ascerta ined But it uppe ars to have been a friundwho Horace considere to parsimonio us, an advises to amor libura e synient of his fortune. 5. Non si . . . enavigandi the constructio is, Non asseret moram, amice, si quotquot dies eunt, places illacrymabilem Plutona trecenis tauri Plutona qui compescit ter amplum Geryonen Tityonque tristi undd, scilicet enaviganta omnibus quicunque
28. Pontiscum potiore coenis more delictous tha that sedat me suppers of the pontim.'
In his demoraco contrast the magnificence of the Romans of his time, in thei bulldings, plantations , ardenS, and pleaSure rounds, with the frugalit of thei ancestores; hoc onsidere tho publicis disices, and the temples of the gods, the
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fie with the moderate and frugal mode of living practised by
Maecenas boin Sich, apprehende that his dissolution asinthand. hic arae repentedi eXpresse in his complainis to Horaco, hocin his de intreat hi to sorbear using such dis- tressin language to im He assures him that it ilicto impossibi sor in to Survive his est frieni an patron Heshows by u remarhubie conformit in the event of thei livos, that thei destinies are inseparabi connected particularly in thos accidonis by hich thei lives ad been endangored and proposses that the Should persorm thei sacrifices to thegod in gratitudo sor thei preServation. It is probabio that this a no the last Sichnes of Maecenas,