| from ODES - III.30 | I HAVE CREATED A MEMORIAL ... |
| Horace (Q. Horatius Flaccus) | trans. Arthur McHugh |
Exegi monumentum aere perennius regalique situ pyramidum altius, quod non imber edax, non Aquilo inpotens possit diruere aut innumerabilis annorum series et fuga temporum. ... | I have created a memorial loftier than the royal structure of the Pyramids: it will endure longer than bronze, and cannot be destroyed by raging storms nor the wild North wind, nor by the flight of time down the countless succession of years. ... |
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