HORACE
.
Book
the
2d.
ODE
the
10th
.
1.
RECEIVE
,
dear
friend
,
the
truths
I
teach
,
So
shalt
thou
live
beyond
the
reach
Of
adverse
fortunes
pow'r
;
Not
always
tempt
the
distant
deep
,
Nor
always
timorously
creep
Along
the
treach'rous
shore
.
2.
He
that
holds
fast
the
golden
mean
,
And
lives
contentedly
between
The
little
and
the
great
,
Feels
not
the
wants
that
pinch
the
poor
,
Nor
plagues
that
haunt
the
rich
man's
door
,
Imbitt'ring
all
his
state
.
3.
The
tallest
pines
feel
most
the
pow'r
Of
wintry
blasts
,
the
loftiest
tow'r
Comes
heaviest
to
the
ground
,
The
bolts
that
spare
the
mountains
side
,
His
cloud-capt
eminence
divide
And
spread
the
ruin
round
.
4.
The
well
inform'd
philosopher
Rejoices
with
an
wholesome
fear
,
And
hopes
in
spite
of
pain
;
If
winter
bellow
from
the
north
,
Soon
the
sweet
spring
comes
dancing
forth
,
And
nature
laughs
again
.
5.
What
if
thine
heav'n
be
overcast
,
The
dark
appearance
will
not
last
,
Expect
a
brighter
sky
;
The
God
that
strings
the
silver
bow
,
Awakes
sometimes
the
muses
too
,
And
lays
his
arrows
by
.
6.
If
hindrances
obstruct
thy
way
,
Thy
magnanimity
display
,
And
let
thy
strength
be
seen
,
But
oh
!
if
Fortune
fill
thy
sail
With
more
than
a
propitious
gale
,
Take
half
thy
canvass
in
.