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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers: How To Be Content - The Problem of Passion Pt. 1
The Daily Stoic
Ode's Book 1, Poem 9, Complete
The erotic message of the poem does not become clear until its second half. Here, as often, the poet narrator takes up the role of an older man who has been through the experiences of love and is addressing a younger person with appropriate advice. Love is presented in this poem as part of the need to live in the moment that we saw as a central Horatian feature in Chapter 1. The boy should not wait for tomorrow, but follow his passion now, pursuing his beloved in the courtyards and corners of the city.
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