Flawlessly hammered out, as if from eternal bronze—"aere perennius"—The Odes of Horace are the consummate expression of the pride, the reserve, the tragic playfulness, the epicurean calm, the absolute distinction of the Imperial Roman spirit. A few lines taken at random and learned by heart would act as a talisman in all hours to drive away the insolent pressure of the vulgar and common crowd. - John Cowper Powys (1916)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Prefaces
36:51 - Chapter 2
Book I - I - Maecenas Atavis
02:31 - Chapter 3
Book I - II - Jam Satis Terris
02:42 - Chapter 4
Book I - III - Sic Te Diva
03:04 - Chapter 5
Book I - IV - Solvitur Acris Hiems
01:40 - Chapter 6
Book I - V - Quis Multa Gracilis
01:29 - Chapter 7
Book I - VI - Scriberis Vario
01:55 - Chapter 8
Book I - VII - Laudabunt Alii
04:31 - Chapter 9
Book I - VIII - Lydia, Dic Per Omnes
01:18 - Chapter 10
Book I - IX - Vides Ut Alta
02:51 - Chapter 11
Book I - X - Mercuri Facunde
01:16 - Chapter 12
Book I - XI - Tu Ne Quaesieris
01:06 - Chapter 13
Book I - XII - Quem Virum Aut Heroa
02:43 - Chapter 14
Book I - XIII - Cum tu, Lydia
01:25 - Chapter 15
Book I - XIV - O Navis, Referent
01:23 - Chapter 16
Book I - XV - Pastor Cum Traheret
03:33 - Chapter 17
Book I - XVI - O Matre Pulchra
01:53 - Chapter 18
Book I - XVII - Velox Amoenum
01:37 - Chapter 19
Book I - XVIII - Nullam, Vare
01:51 - Chapter 20
Book I - XIX - Mater Saeva Cupidinum
01:26 - Chapter 21
Book I - XX - Vile Potabis
01:00 - Chapter 22
Book I - XXI - Dianam Tenerae
01:10 - Chapter 23
Book I - XXII - Integer Vitae
01:45 - Chapter 24
Book I - XXIII - Vitas Hinnuleo
01:07 - Chapter 25
Book I - XXIV - Quis Desiderio
01:24 - Chapter 26
Book I - XXVI - Musis Amicus
01:05 - Chapter 27
Book I - XXVII - Natis in Usum
02:23 - Chapter 28
Book I - XXVIII - Te Maris et Terra
03:55 - Chapter 29
Book I - XXIX - Icci, Beatis
01:03 - Chapter 30
Book I - XXX - O Venus
00:57 - Chapter 31
Book I - XXXI - Quid Dedicatum
01:18 - Chapter 32
Book I - XXXII - Poscimur
01:16 - Chapter 33
Book I - XXXIII - Albi, Ne Doleas
01:15 - Chapter 34
Book I - XXXIV - Parcus Deorum
01:26 - Chapter 35
Book I - XXXV - O Diva, Gratum
02:49 - Chapter 36
Book I - XXXVI - Et Thure, et Fidibus
01:40 - Chapter 37
Book I - XXXVII - Nunc Est Bibendum
01:48 - Chapter 38
Book I - XXXVIII - Persicos Odi
00:43 - Chapter 39
Book II - I - Motum Ex Metello
03:46 - Chapter 40
Book II - II - Nullus Argento
01:31 - Chapter 41
Book II - III - Aequam, Memento
02:33 - Chapter 42
Book II - IV - Ne Sit Ancillae
01:56 - Chapter 43
Book II - VI - Septimi, Gades
01:29 - Chapter 44
Book II - VII - O Saepe Mecum
02:07 - Chapter 45
Book II - VIII - Ulla Si Juris
01:21 - Chapter 46
Book II - IX - Non Semper Imbres
01:49 - Chapter 47
Book II - X - Rectius Vives
01:46 - Chapter 48
Book II - XI - Quid Bellicosus
01:54 - Chapter 49
Book II - XII - Nolis Longa Ferae
02:08 - Chapter 50
Book II - XIII - Ille et Nefasto
02:49 - Chapter 51
Book II - XIV - Eheu, Fugaces
03:05 - Chapter 52
Book II - XV - Jam Pauca Aratro
01:37 - Chapter 53
Book II - XVI - Otium Divos
02:31 - Chapter 54
Book II - XVII - Cur Me Querelis
02:00 - Chapter 55
Book II - XVIII - Non Ebur
04:08 - Chapter 56
Book II - XIX - Bacchum in Remotis
02:12 - Chapter 57
Book II - XX - Non Usitata
02:31 - Chapter 58
Book III - I - Odi Profanum
03:22 - Chapter 59
Book III - II - Angustam Amice
03:01 - Chapter 60
Book III - III - Justum et Tenacem
04:55 - Chapter 61
Book III - IV - Descende Caelo
07:19 - Chapter 62
Book III - V - Caelo Tonantem
05:03 - Chapter 63
Book III - VI - Delicta Majorum
02:26 - Chapter 64
Book III - VII - Quid Fles, Asterie
02:11 - Chapter 65
Book III - VIII - Martiis Coelebs
02:06 - Chapter 66
Book III - IX - Donec Gratus Eram
02:36 - Chapter 67
Book III - X - Extremum Tanain
01:40 - Chapter 68
Book III - XI - Mercuri, Nam Te
02:57 - Chapter 69
Book III - XII - Miserarum Est
01:22 - Chapter 70
Book III - XIII - O Fons Bandusiae
01:42 - Chapter 71
Book III - XIV - Herculis Rito
01:48 - Chapter 72
Book III - XV - Uxor Pauperis Ibyci
01:25 - Chapter 73
Book III - XVI - Inclusam Danaen
03:10 - Chapter 74
Book III - XVII - Aeli Vetusto
01:44 - Chapter 75
Book III - XVIII - Faune, Nympharum
01:20 - Chapter 76
Book III - XIX - Quantum Distat
02:04 - Chapter 77
Book III - XXI - O Nate Mecum
01:43 - Chapter 78
Book III - XXII - Montium Custos
00:57 - Chapter 79
Book III - XXIII - Coelo Supinas
02:16 - Chapter 80
Book III - XXIV - Intactis Opulentior
04:51 - Chapter 81
Book III - XXV - Quo Me, Bacche
01:35 - Chapter 82
Book III - XXVI - Vixi Puellis
01:09 - Chapter 83
Book III - XXVII - Impios Parrae
04:00 - Chapter 84
Book III - XXVIII - Festo Quid Potius
01:20 - Chapter 85
Book III - XXIX - Tyrrhena Regum
05:14 - Chapter 86
Book III - XXX - Exegi Monumentum
01:30 - Chapter 87
Book IV - I - Intermissa, Venus
02:13 - Chapter 88
Book IV - II - Pindarum Quisquis
03:56 - Chapter 89
Book IV - III - Quem Tu, Melpomene
02:19 - Chapter 90
Book IV - IV - Qualem Ministrum
05:47 - Chapter 91
Book IV - V - Divis Orte Bonis
02:57 - Chapter 92
Book IV - VI - Dive, Quem Proles
02:33 - Chapter 93
Book IV - VII - Diffugere Nives
01:56 - Chapter 94
Book IV - VIII - Donarem Pateras
02:31 - Chapter 95
Book IV - IX - Ne Forte Credas
04:47 - Chapter 96
Book IV - XI - Est Mihi Nonum
01:48 - Chapter 97
Book IV - XII - Jam Veris Comites
01:42 - Chapter 98
Book IV - XIII - Audivere, Lyce
02:04 - Chapter 99
Book IV - XIV - Quae Cura, Patrum
02:47 - Chapter 100
Book IV - XV - Phoebus Volentem
02:01 - Chapter 101
Carmen Saeculare
03:39