<i>Horace, Odes, iv, 7</i>
The snows are fled away, leaves on the shaws
And grasses in the mead renew their birth,
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I'm sorry. The original says " Gratiae nuda'. This is not 'unapparelled Graces three.' Can we get past English sterility? I like Houseman, but- -really!
When thou descendest once the shades among, The stern assize and equal judgment o'er, Not thy long lineage nor thy golden tongue, No, nor thy righteousness, shall friend thee more. A very fine poem. to ny
" The love of comrades can not take away" . Great classical poem hy the master craftsman.
Moon upon moon rebuilds it with her beams Great conceptualization.
The poem awakens combinations of descriptions wanting more.