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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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