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                            29BC THE GEORGICS 



29BC THE GEORGICS 



                                by Virgil 



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                                GEORGIC I 



     What   makes   the   cornfield   smile�察  �beneath   what   star   Maecenas�察  �it   is 

meet   to turn   the sod   Or   marry  elm  with   vine�察  �how  tend   the   steer�察�What 

pains   for   cattle´keeping�察 �or   what   proof   Of   patient   trial   serves   for   thrifty 

bees�察�    Such    are  my   themes。                                         O    universal 

lights Most glorious� �ye that lead the gliding year Along the sky�察�Liber and 

Ceres mild�察�If by your bounty holpen earth once changed Chaonian acorn 

for the plump wheat´ear�察�And mingled with the grape�察�your new´found gift�察�

The draughts of Achelous�察�and ye Fauns To rustics ever kind�察�come foot it�察�

Fauns And Dryad´maids together�察�your gifts I sing。 And thou�察�for whose 

delight the war´horse first Sprang from earth's womb at thy great trident's 

stroke�察  �Neptune�察  �and   haunter   of   the   groves�察  �for   whom   Three   hundred 

snow´white   heifers   browse   the   brakes�察  �The   fertile   brakes   of   Ceos�察  �and 

clothed in power�察�Thy native forest and Lycean lawns�察�Pan�察�shepherd´god�察�

forsaking�察 �as   the  love  Of  thine own   Maenalus   constrains thee�察�hear And 

help�察�O lord of Tegea� �And thou�察�too�察�Minerva�察�from whose hand the olive 

sprung�察�And boy´discoverer of the curved plough�察�And�察�bearing a young 

cypress root´uptorn�察�Silvanus�察�and Gods all and Goddesses�察�Who make the 

fields your care�察�both ye who nurse The tender unsown increase�察�and from 

heaven Shed on man's sowing the riches of your rain�此�And thou�察�even thou�察�

of whom we know not yet What mansion of the skies shall hold thee soon�察�

Whether to watch o'er cities be thy will�察�Great Caesar�察�and to take the earth 

in   charge�察  �That   so   the  mighty   world     may   welcome      thee  Lord    of  her 

increase�察�master of her times�察�Binding thy mother's myrtle round thy brow�察�

Or as the boundless ocean's God thou come�察�Sole dread of seamen�察�till far 

Thule bow Before thee�察�and Tethys win thee to her son With all her waves 

for dower�察�or as a star Lend thy fresh beams our lagging months to cheer�察�

Where 'twixt the Maid and those pursuing Claws A space is opening�察�see� �

red Scorpio's self His arms draws in�察�yea�察�and hath left thee more Than thy 

full meed of heaven�此�be what thou wilt´ For neither Tartarus hopes to call 

thee   king�察  �Nor   may   so   dire   a   lust   of   sovereignty   E'er   light   upon   thee�察�

howso      Greece    admire    Elysium's    fields�察  �and   Proserpine    not   heed   Her 



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mother's voice  entreating to return´ Vouchsafe  a prosperous   voyage�察 �and 

smile on this My bold endeavour�察�and pitying�察�even as I�察�These poor way´ 

wildered swains�察�at once begin�察�Grow timely used unto the voice of prayer。 

In early spring´tide�察�when the icy drip Melts from the mountains hoar�察�and 

Zephyr's   breath   Unbinds   the   crumbling   clod�察  �even   then   'tis   time�察  �Press 

deep your plough behind the groaning ox�察�And teach the furrow´burnished 

share to shine。 That land the craving farmer's prayer fulfils�察�Which twice 

the sunshine�察�twice the frost has felt�察�Ay�察�that's the land whose boundless 

harvest´crops   Burst�察  �see�   �the   barns。                                          But   ere 

our metal cleave An unknown surface�察�heed we to forelearn The winds and 

varying   temper   of   the   sky�察 �The   lineal   tilth   and   habits   of   the   spot�察  �What 

every region yields�察�and what denies。 Here blithelier springs the corn�察�and 

here the grape�察�There earth is green with tender growth of trees And grass 

unbidden。   See   how   from   Tmolus   comes   The   saffron's   fragrance�察  �ivory 

from   Ind�察  �From   Saba's   weakling   sons   their   frankincense�察  �Iron   from   the 

naked Chalybs�察�castor rank From Pontus�察�from Epirus the prize´palms O' 

the mares of Elis。                                           Such the eternal bond And 

such the laws by Nature's hand imposed On clime and clime�察�e'er since the 

primal   dawn   When   old   Deucalion   on   the   unpeopled   earth   Cast   stones�察�

whence men�察�a flinty race�察�were reared。 Up then� �if fat the soil�察�let sturdy 

bulls Upturn it from the year's first opening months�察�And let the clods lie 

bare till baked to dust By the ripe suns of summer�察�but if the earth Less 

fruitful just ere Arcturus rise With shallower trench uptilt it´ 'twill suffice�察�

There�察    �lest   weeds     choke    the   crop's    luxuriance�察    �here�察  �Lest   the   scant 

moisture fail the barren sand。              Then thou shalt suffer in alternate years 

The new´reaped fields to rest�察�and on the plain A crust of sloth to harden�察�

or�察�when stars Are changed in heaven�察�there sow the golden grain Where 

erst�察  �luxuriant   with   its   quivering   pod�察  �Pulse�察  �or   the   slender   vetch´crop�察�

thou   hast   cleared�察 �And   lupin   sour�察  �whose   brittle   stalks   arise�察�A  hurtling 

forest。 For the plain is parched By flax´crop�察�parched by oats�察�by poppies 

parched   In   Lethe´slumber   drenched。   Nathless   by   change   The   travailing 

earth   is   lightened�察 �but   stint   not With   refuse   rich   to   soak   the  thirsty   soil�察�

And   shower   foul   ashes   o'er   the   exhausted   fields。   Thus   by   rotation   like 

repose is gained�察�Nor earth meanwhile uneared and thankless left。 Oft�察�too�察�



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'twill   boot    to   fire  the   naked    fields�察  �And    the   light   stubble    burn    with 

crackling flames�察�Whether that earth therefrom some hidden strength And 

fattening food derives�察�or that the fire Bakes every blemish out�察�and sweats 

away   Each   useless   humour�察  �or   that   the   heat   unlocks   New   passages   and 

secret   pores�察  �whereby  Their   life´juice   to   the   tender   blades   may   win�察  �Or 

that it hardens more and helps to bind The gaping veins�察�lest penetrating 

showers�察  �Or   fierce   sun's   ravening   might�察  �or   searching   blast   Of   the   keen 

north   should   sear   them。   Well�察  �I   wot�察  �He   serves   the   fields   who   with   his 

harrow   breaks   The   sluggish   clods�察  �and   hurdles   osier´twined   Hales   o'er 

them�察�from the far Olympian height Him golden Ceres not in vain regards�察�

And   he�察  �who   having   ploughed   the   fallow   plain And   heaved   its   furrowy 

ridges�察  �turns   once   more   Cross´wise   his   shattering   share�察  �with   stroke   on 

stroke   The   earth   assails�察  �and   makes   the   field   his   thrall。      Pray   for   wet 

summers and for winters fine�察�Ye husbandmen�察�in winter's dust the crops 

Exceedingly rejoice�察�the field hath joy�察�No tilth makes Mysia lift her head 

so high�察�Nor Gargarus his own harvests so admire。 Why tell of him�察�who�察�

having launched his seed�察�Sets on for close encounter�察�and rakes smooth 

The   dry   dust   hillocks�察  �then   on   the   tender   corn   Lets   in   the   flood�察  �whose 

waters follow fain�察�And when the parched field quivers�察�and all the blades 

Are   dying�察  �from   the   brow   of   its   hill´bed�察  �See�   �see�   �he   lures   the   runnel�察�

down it falls�察�Waking hoarse murmurs o'er the polished stones�察�And with 

its bubblings slakes the thirsty fields�拭�Or why of him�察�who lest the heavy 

ears O'erweigh the stalk�察�while yet in tender blade Feeds down the crop's 

luxuriance�察  �when   its   growth   First   tops   the   furrows�拭  �Why   of   him   who 

drains The marsh´land's gathered ooze through soaking sand�察�Chiefly what 

time in treacherous moons a stream Goes out in spate�察�and with its coat of 

slime   Holds   all   the   country�察  �whence   the   hollow   dykes   Sweat   steaming 

vapour�拭                                               �But    no   whit    the   more    For    all 

expedients tried and travail borne By man and beast in turning oft the soil�察�

Do greedy goose and Strymon´haunting cranes And succory's bitter fibres 

cease to harm�察�Or shade not injure。 The great Sire himself No easy road to 

husbandry       assigned�察    �And     first  was    he   by   human      skill  to   rouse    The 

slumbering       glebe�察  �whetting   the   minds   of   men   With   care   on         care�察  �nor 

suffering   realm   of   his   In   drowsy   sloth   to   stagnate。   Before   Jove   Fields 



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knew   no   taming   hand   of   husbandmen�察  �To   mark   the   plain   or   mete   with 

boundary´line´        Even    this   was   impious�察    �for   the   common       stock   They 

gathered�察  �and   the   earth   of   her   own   will All   things   more   freely�察  �no   man 

bidding�察�bore。 He to black serpents gave their venom´bane�察�And bade the 

wolf go prowl�察�and ocean toss�察�Shook from the leaves their honey�察�put fire 

away�察�And   curbed   the   random   rivers   running   wine�察�That   use   by   gradual 

dint of thought on thought Might forge the various arts�察�with furrow's help 

The corn´blade win�察�and strike out hidden fire From the flint's heart。 Then 

first the streams were ware Of hollowed alder´hulls�此�the sailor then Their 

names and numbers gave to star and star�察�Pleiads and Hyads�察�and Lycaon's 

child Bright Arctos�察�how with nooses then was found To catch wild beasts�察�

and cozen them with lime�察�And hem with hounds the mighty forest´glades。 

Soon one with hand´net scourges the broad stream�察�Probing its depths�察�one 

drags his dripping toils Along the main�察�then iro
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