Horaces, Odes, 1.37.25-32 (Smart)
David J. Wright / MCA Spring 2025
- Created on 2025-05-02 17:27:00
- Translated by Christopher Smart (1755)
- 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 .
She
was
able
also
to
look
upon
her
palace
,
lying
in
ruins
,
with
a
countenance
unmoved
,
and
courageous
enough
to
handle
exasperated
asps
,
that
she
might
imbibe
in
her
body
the
deadly
poison
,
being
more
resolved
by
having
pre-meditated
her
death
:
for
she
was
a
woman
of
such
greatness
of
soul
,
as
to
scorn
to
be
carried
off
in
haughty
triumph
,
like
a
private
person
,
by
rough
Liburnians
.