Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ODES I, 38. ON THE SIMPLE LIFE, by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS


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ODES I, 38. ON THE SIMPLE LIFE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah, lad, I loathe these persian pomps
Last Line: Beneath the vine!
Alternate Author Name(s): Horace
Subject(s): Life; Simplicity


AH, lad, I loathe these Persian pomps
And luxuries—
These chaplets gay with linden rind,
They do not please!

So, seek no more the hiding place
Where blooms the rose
That lingers late among its leaves
When summer goes!

The simple myrtle wreath is meet
For me or thee—
For man or master, 'twill suffice;
Go, bring it me!

I'll ask no more if thou with it
My brow entwine
And bring me mellow wine to drink
Beneath the vine!





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