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Horace's Lallergy
The main idea linking the first two sections of the poem is that of travel free from worry. The philosophical and military hero marches purposefully to the ends of the earth without fear, owing to his great courage and virtue. But Horace's unintended mini-March is also fearless. This situation is owed not to his outstanding personal qualities, after all he is only mooning around. All lovers have the protection of the gods wherever they go, an idea found in the contemporary Latin love-ellergy of propertious and tibilous.