maiorum inmeritus lues... – Piety & Chastity – Return to the Old Morals! – Horace condemns the prevailing domestic immorality and contempt of the institutions of religion, and earnestly urges a speedy return to the simpler and purer manners of ancient times. III.7, Quid fles, Asterie, quem tibi candidi... – Constancy, Asterie! – Horace consoles Asterie on the absence of her lover Gyges, and warns her not to be unfaithful to her own vows. III.8, Martis caelebs quid agam Kalendis... – A Happy Anniversary – Horace invites Maecenas to celebrate with him the festival of the Calends of March (the Feast of the Matrons), which was also the anniversary of his narrow escape from sudden death by a falling tree. III.9, Donec gratus eram tibi... – The Reconciliation of Two Lovers – Often referred to as an "Amoebaean" ode (from the Greek αμείβω – to exchange), it describes, in graceful dialogue, a quarrel between two lovers and their reconciliation. III.10, Extremum Tanain si biberes, Lyce... – A Lover's Complaint – Horace warns Lyce that he cannot put up with her unkindness forever. III.11, Mercuri, – nam te docilis magistro... – Take Warning, Lyde, from the Danaids! – To Mercury – Horace begs the god to teach him such melody as will overcome the unkindness of Lyde. The ode concludes with the tale of the daughters of Danaus, and their doom in the underworld. III.12, Miserarum est neque amori dare ludum... – Unhappy Neobule – Joyless is the life of Neobule, ever under the watchful eye of a strict guardian. Only thoughts of handsome Hebrus take her mind off her troubles. III.13, O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro... – O, Fountain of Bandusia! – Tomorrow a sacrifice will be offered to the fountain of Bandusia, whose refreshing coolness is offered to the flocks and herds, and which is now immortalized in verse. III.14, Herculis ritu modo dictus, o plebs... – The Return of Augustus – Horace proclaims a festal day on the return of Augustus from Spain (c. 24 BC), where he had reduced to subjection the fierce Cantabri. III.15, Uxor pauperis Ibyci... – Chloris, Act Your Age! – Horace taunts Chloris with her attempts to appear young, and with her frivolous life, while she is really an old woman. III.16, Inclusam Danaen turris aenea... – Contentment is Genuine Wealth – Gold is all-powerful, but its possession brings care and restlessness. True