Stanza XXVII
l. 102-103.—Manifest the speaker’s pride in Horatius, and note the striking contrast between the atmosphere of these lines and that of the concluding lines of the preceding stanza.
l. 104-109.—Solemn and deliberate.
Stanza XXIX
l. 110-115.—Note the change in Horatius.
l. 116-117.—As if addressing the crowd; a marked transition.
Stanza XXX
A good study in variety; nearly every line presents a change of atmosphere.
Stanza XXXI