There were jewels of fifteen thousands pounds but horace expected only

1.	There were jewels of fifteen thousands pounds but horace expected only five thousand pounds, why?
Answer» According to Horace there were about 15 thousand pound worth of jewels in the grange"s safe. He thought that even if he sold them one by one, he would get at least 5000 pounds that would keep him happy and content for one year. He also thought about the three books that were coming up in the autumn and thought that now he would have the money needed to buy those books.

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