A Week's Work

The single line:

Solvitur acris hiems grata vice veris et Favoni

has a week's work in it for any self-respecting translator, and needs inspiration on at least one day of the seven, yet people have had a mania for translating the whole of Horace.

-Ezra Pound

is dissolved sharp/keen winter by/at the agreeable/welcome change to spring and the west wind

dissolved is aching chill by the grateful turn to Spring and Favonius

dissolved is the aching chill by the thankful switch to Spring and Favonius

dissolved is the acrid cold by a thankful switch to Spring and Favonius

dissolved is the icy cold by a grateful pass to Spring and Favonius

the bitter winter scattered by grateful change to Spring and Favonius

the acrid chillies melted by grateful change to Spring and Favonius

spiky winter dissolved thanks to the progress of Spring and Favonius

solve, it'll acres he aims grated vicky varies ate Favoni

solved bitter winter's pains grace a switching to Spring and Favon

solving the acrid pains, a grateful turn to Spring and Favonus

solved, winter's acrid pains by grateful change to Spring and Favonus

thawed, winter's acrid pains by grateful change to Spring and Favonus <-

thawed, winter's acrid pains gratefully changing to Spring and Favonus

thawed, winter's acrid pains grace a change to Spring and Favonus

thawed, winter's acrid pains by welcome change to Spring and Favonus

thawed, winter's acrid pains by the welcome change to Spring and Favonus

winter's acrid pains thawed by welcome change to Spring and Favonus

etc.