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Author's note: Translated from the Latin of Horace, Book I. Ode IV.
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Epigraph: "In a word, the Greeks, and Romans are our masters in all polite literature; a consideration which of itself ought to inspire reverence for their writings and genius." - Dr Beattie's Essays "On The Utility of Classical Learning."
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Editor's note: The classical reader need not be reminded that the concluding stanza [sub-titled 'Moral'] is not in the original. The translator deemd that the addition of her moral will not be unacceptable to those who aim after the only legitimate fruit of all study - practical instruction.
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