Odes (Horace) - Book 2

Book 2

Book 2 consists of 20 poems. Notable poems in this collection include:

II.14, Eheu fugaces, an ode to Postumus on the futility of hoarding up treasure that begins Eheu fugaces, Postume, Postume, labuntur anni! (alas, the fleeting years glide away, Postumus, Postumus)

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