Poems like "Tu ne quaesieris
One poem by this author features a lover who says "Night after Night, I die for you. How can you keep on sleeping?" This author described the inaccurate portrayal of a beautiful woman as a black fish in a work that explains that popular plays should not be shorter than five acts. One of his poems explains that when embarking on a journey to the Hydaspes or Caucasus, "poisoned arrows" aren't needed by the sinless man. He wrote a poem that describes grass reclaiming the field as snows scatter. Poems like "Tu ne quaesieris," "Integer Vitae," and "Diffugere Nives" comprise four (*) books of his Odes. He coined the term "purple patch" while arguing that poetry should be like painting. "In medias res" was coined by, for 10 points, what Roman author who wrote Ars Poetica?
One poem by this author features a lover who says "Night after Night, I die for you.
{Quintus Horatius Flaccus} [or {Horace}]