The Works of Horace

if you rank me among the lyric poets, I shall tower to the stars with my exalted head.

若你将我列入抒情诗人之列，我将昂首挺立，触及星辰。

but soon after, incapable of being taught to bear poverty, he refits his shattered vessel.

然而不久之后，他又忍受不了清贫，重新修补起他那条破旧的船。