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Whoe'er offends , at some unlucky time , Slides into verse , or hitches in a rhyme ; Sacred to ridicule his whole life long , And the sad burden of a merry song . " - Pope . TXDEX VEXVEDE Hoc genus : Hora quota est ?
Whoe'er offends , at some unlucky time , Slides into verse , or hitches in a rhyme ; Sacred to ridicule his whole life long , And the sad burden of a merry song . " - Pope . TXDEX VEXVEDE Hoc genus : Hora quota est ?
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| Title | Life of Quintus Horatius Flaccus |
| Author | Henry Hart Milman |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Length | 194 pages |
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