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THE LIFE OF HORACE STRUGGLE QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS, the "old popular Horace" of Tennyson, petted and loved, by Frenchmen and Englishmen especially, above all the poets of antiquity, was born on 8th Decenlber, B.C. 65. He calls him-: self in his poems by the three names indifferently, ~ but to 11S he is known only by the affectionate diminutive of his second or gentile nalne, borne by his father, according to the fashion of the time, as slave to some member of the noble Horatian family. A slave the father unquestionably had been: meanness of origin was a taunt often levelled against his son, and encountered by him with magnanimous indifference; but long before Horace's birth the older Horatius had obtained his freedom, had gained sufficient money to retire fronl business, and to become owner of the small estate at Venusia on the borders of Apulia, where the poet was born and spent his childhood. He repeatedly alludes to this loved early home, speaks affectiona Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; STRUGGLE • • • •; SUCCESS • •; SATIRES AND EPISTLES; ODES AND EpODES • •;;;; PAGE; 9; 19; 30; 51; SV AN:"SONG • • • 74; THE 'VINES OF HORACE; CHRONOLOGY; INDEX ••;;; 82; 85; · 87 About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org