Living

Odes 1.21: Dianam Tenerae

by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 BC

Translated by John Conington (3rd ed., before 1869) · From Odes, Book I

Living

Of Dian's praises, tender maidens, tell;
Of Cynthus' unshorn god, young striplings, sing;
And bright Latona, well
Beloved of Heaven's high King.
Sing her that streams and silvan foliage loves,
Whate'er on Algidus' chill brow is seen,
In Erymanthian groves
Dark-leaved, or Cragus green.
Sing Tempe too, glad youths, in strain as loud,
And Phoebus' birthplace, and that shoulder fair,
His golden quiver proud
And brother's lyre to bear.
His arm shall banish Hunger, Plague, and War
To Persia and to Britain's coast, away
From Rome and Caesar far,
If you have zeal to pray.

MLA

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.21: Dianam Tenerae.” Translated by John Conington. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/20/.

Chicago

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.21: Dianam Tenerae.” Translated by John Conington. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/20/.

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