Original artwork, not a still
What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could effect.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This translated fragment names the workings of apparently conflicting forces in nature. In the linked Latin epistle it appears among questions about the sea, seasons, stars and moon that occupy Iccius. It is a subject of philosophical inquiry, not proof that every social conflict produces harmony.
Sources (1)
- Horace, Epistles (Latin text with English notes, 1895)Epistles, Book I, Epistle XII, line 19Reference checked
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