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ODES I, 38. TO HIS ATTENDANT by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS

First Line: I HATE THE PERSIAN'S COSTLY PRIDE
Last Line: BENEATH TH' O'ERARCHING VINE.
Subject(s): PRIDE; SELF-ESTEEM; SELF-RESPECT;
I HATE the Persian's costly pride:
The wreaths with bands of linden tied --
These, boy, delight me not;
Nor where the lingering roses bide
Seek thou for me the spot.
For me be naught but myrtle twined --
The modest myrtle, sweet to bind
Alike thy brows and mine,
While thus I quaff the bowl, reclined
Beneath th' o'erarching vine.



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