Odes 1.5 is addressed to a woman named Pyrrha. It begins with a question: what slender young man, soaked in liquid perfume among many roses, is pressing you now in a pleasant grotto? The next question, and the famous tag, follows at once.
In Cuī flāvam religās comam / simplex munditiīs, simplex agrees with the woman addressed: for whom do you bind back your golden hair, artless in your elegance? Tap the words below to see how each question is built.
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Horace · Odes 1.5
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gracilisslender
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Horace · Odes 1.5
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Simplexartless
