The odes : epodes, and carmen seculare of Horace, translated into English prose, as near the original as the different idioms of the Latin and English languages will allow. With the Latin text and order of construction in the opposite page, and Critical, Historical, Geographical, and Classical notes, in English; from the best commentators both ancient and modern. And A Preface to each Ode, illustrating its Difficulties, and shewing its several Ornaments and Design. Also The Method of Scanning the several sorts of Verse made use of by Horace, and a Table shewing at one View of what Sort of Verse each Ode consists. For the Use of Schools as well as of Private Gentlemen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horace.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin poetry.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,lii,463 pages, 13 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Edition:

The third edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Joseph Davidson, at the Angel in the Poultry, Cheapside, MDCCXLVI. [1746]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

Parallel English and Latin texts with the dedication, preface, 'A critical dissertation on the origin and progress of lyrick poetry and satire amongst the ancients' and notes in English.

With an index.

Later published as vol. 2 of 'The works of Horace, translated into English prose, .. The fourth edition'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T195542.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.