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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for Joseph Davidson, at the Angel in the Poultry, Cheapside
1746, MDCCXLVI. [1746]
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| Edition: | The third edition |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T195542. - Later published as vol. 2 of 'The works of Horace, translated into English prose, .. The fourth edition'. - 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. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Titlepage in red and black. - With an index |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([2],lii,463,[13]p) 8° |