The odes, epodes, and carmen secular of Horace, Translated into English Prose, as near as the two languages will admit. Together with the original Latin from the best editions. Wherein The Words of the Latin Text are put in their Grammatical Order; the Observations of the most Valuable Commentators, both antient and modern, represented; and the Author's Design and Beautiful Descriptions fully set forth in a Key annexed to each Ode and Poem; with Notes both Geographical and Historical. The Whole adapted to the Capacities of Youth at School, as well as of Private Gentlemen. By David Watson, M.A. Of St. Leonard's College, St. Andrew's. Revised by a gentleman well skilled in this sort of literature at London

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  • The odes, epodes, and carmen secular of Horace, Translated into English Prose, as near as the two languages will admit. Together with the original Latin from the best editions. Wherein The Words of the Latin Text are put in their Grammatical Order; the Observations of the most Valuable Commentators, both antient and modern, represented; and the Author's Design and Beautiful Descriptions fully set forth in a Key annexed to each Ode and Poem; with Notes both Geographical and Historical. The Whole adapted to the Capacities of Youth at School, as well as of Private Gentlemen. By David Watson, M.A. Of St. Leonard's College, St. Andrew's. Revised by a gentleman well skilled in this sort of literature at London
  • Selections. English and Latin
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed for J. Oswald, at the Rose and Crown, near the Mansion-House, MDCCXLVII. [1747] The second edition.; ..
Publication year
1747
ESTC No.
T42035
Grub Street ID
270837
Description
xxxvi,463,[13]p. ; 8°.
Note
A gentleman well skilled = Samuel Patrick

With an index

With a catalogue of editions of Horace from 1476 to 1739 in the library of James Douglas

Titlepage in red and black

Later editions were published as Vol.I of 'The works of Horace, translated into English prose, as near as the propriety of the two languages will admit .. '.