"The German Horace," "The Resurrected Quintillian:" Jacob Balde, SJ

Ode to Maria Leopoldine (April 6,1632 - August 7, 1649)

The Holy Roman Empress

Quod es, fuimus: sumus quod eris;

Praecissiums tuque sequeris:

Volat ante levissima sors,

Premit arcu vestigia mors.

Another of Balde's masterpieces was a poem on the interior life based on the five senses called Urania Victrix, dedicated to Pope Alexander VII and for which he won the golden medal of honor.

Cf. Allgemeine deutsche Biographie