To Horace by Maecenas. Heathcote William Garrod, comp. 1912. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse

Heathcote William Garrod, comp. (1878–1960). The Oxford Book of Latin Verse. 1912.

To Horace

Maecenas (d. 8 B.C.)


i LVCENTES, mea uita, nec smaragdos,
beryllos neque, Flacce mi, nitentes
nec percandida margarita quaero
nec quos thunica lima perpoliuit
anulos neque iaspios lapillos.	5

Any Life is better than no life ii DEBILEM facito manu, debilem pede, coxa,
tuber adstrue gibberum, lubricos quate dentis:
vita dum superest, bene est.