Horace, Odes 1.37.25-32 (Kline)
David J. Wright / MCA Spring 2025
- Created on 2025-05-01 23:10:23
- Translated by A.S. Kline (2003)
- Aligned by David J. Wright
Latin
English
ausa et iacentem visere regiam
voltu sereno , fortis et asperas
tractare serpentes , ut atrum
corpore conbiberet venenum ,
deliberata morte ferocior :
saevis Liburnis scilicet invidens
privata deduci superbo ,
non humilis mulier , triumpho .
voltu sereno , fortis et asperas
tractare serpentes , ut atrum
corpore conbiberet venenum ,
deliberata morte ferocior :
saevis Liburnis scilicet invidens
privata deduci superbo ,
non humilis mulier , triumpho .
And she dared to gaze at her fallen kingdom
with a calm face , and touch the poisonous asps
with courage , so that she might drink down
their dark venom , to the depths of her heart ,
growing fiercer still , and resolving to die :
scorning to be taken by hostile galleys ,
and , no ordinary woman , yet queen
no longer , be led along in proud triumph .