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Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
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Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65–8 bc), Latin poet. Like his friend
Virgil, he joined in celebrating the restoration of order after the civil wars and worked to lift Latin literature to the level of Greek. In his
Odes he imitated the lyric poets of early Greece. His
Satires and
Epistles were characterized by perceptive realism and by an ironical approach in that the persona of the satirist was mocked as well as his ostensible victims. His critical works, notably the
Ars Poetica, supplemented and in some cases distorted the teachings of
Aristotle. English satire from
Wyatt to Dr
Johnson derives much of its manner and aims from Horace. The writers of formal odes,
Marvell and
Dryden in particular, are also indebted to him and the critical writings of Dryden and the
Augustans plainly reveal the influence of his
Ars Poetica. Horace's poems formed during the 17th and 18th cents an essential element in the pattern of English culture, as testified by the vogue for Horatian imitations in the 18th cent.
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Horatius at the bridge.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...small detachment of soldiers, led by Horatius Cocles, remained outside. These soldiers...River just at the entrance to the city. Horatius Cocles realized that Rome would be in...most lost hope and fled the area. Horatius ordered those who remained to begin destroying...
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Horatius Weldon.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...accomplishments of an individual who like Horatius, the ancient Roman credited with saving...insuperable odds. This year, the coveted Horatius at the Bridge Award does not pay tribute...legislative derring-do on the part of Horatius Weldon. Other examples include the following...
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`Copelan' Prevails at Laurel; Running With Lasix for First Time, Colt Wins Horatius Stakes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/1/1998; ; 595 words
; ...Lasix, cruised to a victory in the $50,000 Horatius Stakes. Prior to the Horatius Stakes, Running Copelan's lone win was in...Park Saturday to ride Running Copelan in the Horatius Stakes, a decision he described as a no-brainer...
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Horatius Aquisgranensis: Aachen im Spiegel des neulateinischen Dichters Johann Gerhard Joseph von Asten (1765-1831).(Book review)
Magazine article from: Seventeenth-Century News; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Horatius Aquisgranensis. Aachen im Spiegel des neulateinischen Dichters Johann Gerhard...illustrations. 128 [euro]. Herrmann Krussel's (K.'s) book Horatius Aquisgranensis is mainly a translated and annotated edition of the Latin...
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After Horatius Win, Jockey Set to Feel the 'Heat'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/24/2003; ; 585 words
; ...Deadline down the homestretch at Laurel Park to win the $60,000 Horatius Stakes. The 49-year-old rider pushed himself through more...races before Salzman turned them into stakes winners. In the Horatius, Deadline came out fast, stalking the quick half- mile of...
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Miss Horatius Charges to Pimlico Win
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/22/1991; 406 words
; Miss Horatius collared Tiny Grasshopper to win the $14,500 Everget Purse by a nose yesterday at Pimlico in Baltimore. Miss Horatius, ridden by apprentice Calixto Juarez, rallied on the rail through the stretch and finished the six furlongs...
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Basketball Court Rolls in Horatius Stakes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/22/2004; ; 607 words
; ...field of promising young sprinters yesterday in the $41,800 Horatius Stakes, Basketball Court settled into his familiar position...up his closing punch. He received an ideal set-up in the Horatius as Hands On, winner of the Rollicking Stakes last fall, battled...
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Perfect Score Overcomes Mr. Katowice to Win Horatius Stakes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/7/1999; ; 590 words
; ...Perfect Score's essentially perfect trip in the $50,000 Horatius Stakes at Laurel Park yesterday, Johnston explained his outlay...t figure Perfect Score would win even the seven-furlong Horatius Stakes, let alone the first leg of the Triple Crown. Perfect...
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Chief J Strongbow Shows Stripes in Winning Horatius Stakes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/16/2000; ; 622 words
; ...competition in racing's version of a sleeper hold in winning the Horatius Stakes yesterday at Laurel Park. Trainer Lynda Knee also saddled...ago, made him their fifth choice of the nine starters in the Horatius Stakes, a seven-furlong sprint. Bop, trained by Gerald...
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Dakota's Trick Pays for Trip Home;Horatius Stakes Winner Latest Moneymaker for N.J. Trainer Allard
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/13/1995; ; 679 words
; ...Trick from Garden State Park and used him to win the $34,560 Horatius Stakes, which gave jockey Rick Wilson a sweep of the track...blasted from the gate to take a big lead in the 7 1/2-furlong Horatius. Wilson gradually advanced Dakota's Trick through the backstretch...
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Horatius
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Horatius Horatius, also called Horatius Cocles (meaning "one-eyed"), was a mythical Roman hero credited with saving Rome from Etruscan invaders in the 500s b.c. According to the legend, Horatius led a group of warriors who were defending...
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Horatius Bonar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Horatius Bonar , 1808-89, Scottish clergyman and hymn writer. In 1837 he became minister to the North Parish in Kelso; in 1843, Bonar...
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Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65–8 bc), Latin poet. Like his friend Virgil , he joined in celebrating the restoration of order after...
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Horatii
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...were killed, the third, Publius Horatius, pretended to flee. The Curiatii...together because of their wounds. Horatius turned and attacked them one at a time and killed all three. Although Horatius won the contest, his sister was...
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Porsena, Lars
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...Summoned by Tarquinius Superbus after the latter's overthrow and exile from Rome, Porsena subsequently laid siege to the city, but did not succeed in capturing it; during this period the exploits of Scaevola and Horatius took place.
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