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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONTENTMENT, by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS Poet's Biography First Line: He that holds fast the golden mean Last Line: "embittering all his state." Alternate Author Name(s): Horace Variant Title(s): Moderation Subject(s): Contentment | |||
"He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door Embittering all his state." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHE: SONNET 66 by BARNABE BARNES I UNCOIL MYSELF AND LIE STRAIGHT OUT by DAVID IGNATOW WITHOUT RECRIMINATION by DAVID IGNATOW EVENTIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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