Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

ODES I, 38 (1) by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS

First Line: BOY! I DETEST ALL PERSIAN FOPPERIES
Last Line: BENEATH MY VINE'S COOL SHELTER.
BOY! I detest all Persian fopperies,
Fillet-bound garlands are to me disgusting;
Task not thyself with any search, I charge thee,
Where latest roses linger.

Bring me alone (for thou wilt find that readily)
Plain myrtle. Myrtle neither will disparage
Thee occupied to serve me, or me drinking
Beneath my vine's cool shelter.



Home: PoetryExplorer.net