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

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• 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
• Selections. English and Latin

People / Organizations

• Horace (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Joseph Davidson, at the Angel in the Poultry, Cheapside, MDCCXLVI. [1746] [1747] The third edition.; ..

Publication year

1747

ESTC No.

T42036

Grub Street ID

270838

Description

xxxviii,193,202-335,256-427,498-508,[2]p.,plate ; 8°.

Note

The frontispiece is dated 1747

Titlepage in red and black

With a final advertisement leaf

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

The first pp. 257-335 are in square brackets.

Uncontrolled note

AWn and MRu report imprimatur leaf