He who combines the useful and the pleasing wins out by both instructing and delighting the reader. That is the sort of book that will make money for… - Horace

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He who combines the useful and the pleasing wins out by both instructing and delighting the reader. That is the sort of book that will make money for the publisher, cross the seas, and extend the fame of the author.

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About Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin.

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Native Name: Q. Horatius Flaccus
Alternative Names: Quintus Horatius Flaccus Horatius Horatius Flaccus
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