Horace’s Odes 1.9 opens with a winter scene in one question: do you see how Mount Soracte stands white with deep snow, how the straining woods can no longer bear their load, and how the streams have stopped still in the sharp frost?
Vidēs ut introduces an indirect question, which is why stet, sustineant and cōnstiterint are all subjunctive. Tap the words below to see each one.
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Horace · Odes 1.9
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Vidēsyou seeSōracteMount Soracte
