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they smear their bodies o'er With acrid oil´lees�察�and mix silver´scum And 

native     sulphur    and   Idaean     pitch�察  �Wax    mollified     with   ointment�察    �and 

therewith      Sea´leek�察   �strong    hellebores�察    �bitumen     black。   Yet   ne'er   doth 

kindlier fortune crown his toil�察�Than if with blade of iron a man dare lance 



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The ulcer's mouth ope�此�for the taint is fed And quickened by confinement�察�

while the swain His hand of healing from the wound withholds�察�Or sits for 

happier   signs   imploring   heaven。   Aye�察  �and   when   inward   to   the   bleater's 

bones The pain hath sunk and rages�察�and their limbs By thirsty fever are 

consumed�察  �'tis   good   To   draw   the   enkindled   heat   therefrom�察  �and   pierce 

Within the hoof´clefts a blood´bounding vein。 Of tribes Bisaltic such the 

wonted   use�察  �And   keen   Gelonian�察  �when   to   Rhodope   He   flies�察  �or   Getic 

desert�察       �and        quaffs        milk       With         horse´blood         curdled。 

Seest one far afield Oft to the shade's mild covert win�察�or pull The grass 

tops listlessly�察�or hindmost lag�察�Or�察�browsing�察�cast her down amid the plain�察�

At night retire belated and alone�察�With quick knife check the mischief�察�ere 

it creep With dire contagion through the unwary herd。 Less thick and fast 

the whirlwind scours the main With tempest in its wake�察�than swarm the 

plagues Of cattle�察�nor seize they single lives alone�察�But sudden clear whole 

feeding grounds�察  �the   flock With   all   its   promise�察  �and   extirpate   the   breed。 

Well would he trow it who�察�so long after�察�still High Alps and Noric hill´ 

forts   should   behold�察  �And   Iapydian   Timavus'   fields�察  �Ay�察  �still   behold   the 

shepherds'      realms    a  waste�察   �And    far  and    wide   the   lawns    untenanted。 

Here from distempered heavens erewhile arose A piteous season�察�with the 

full   fierce   heat   Of   autumn   glowed�察  �and   cattle´kindreds   all And   all   wild 

creatures to destruction gave�察�Tainted the pools�察�the fodder charged with 

bane。 Nor simple was the way of death�察�but when Hot thirst through every 

vein impelled had drawn Their wretched limbs together�察�anon o'erflowed 

A watery flux�察�and all their bones piecemeal Sapped by corruption to itself 

absorbed。 Oft in mid sacrifice to heaven´ the white Wool´woven fillet half 

wreathed      about    his  brow´     Some     victim�察  �standing     by   the  altar�察 �there 

Betwixt   the   loitering   carles   a´dying   fell�此  �Or�察  �if   betimes   the   slaughtering 

priest had struck�察�Nor with its heaped entrails blazed the pile�察�Nor seer to 

seeker thence could answer yield�察�Nay�察�scarce the up´stabbing knife with 

blood was stained�察�Scarce sullied with thin gore the surface´sand。 Hence 

die   the   calves   in   many   a   pasture   fair�察  �Or   at   full   cribs   their   lives'   sweet 

breath resign�察�Hence on the fawning dog comes madness�察�hence Racks the 

sick   swine   a   gasping   cough   that   chokes   With   swelling   at   the   jaws�此  �the 

conquering steed�察�Uncrowned of effort and heedless of the sward�察�Faints�察�



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turns him from the springs�察�and paws the earth With ceaseless hoof�此�low 

droop   his   ears�察  �wherefrom   Bursts   fitful   sweat�察  �a   sweat   that   waxes   cold 

Upon   the   dying   beast�察  �the   skin   is   dry�察  �And   rigidly   repels   the   handler's 

touch。     These     earlier   signs    they   give    that  presage     doom。     But�察   �if  the 

advancing   plague   'gin   fiercer   grow�察  �Then   are   their   eyes   all   fire�察  �deep´ 

drawn   their   breath�察  �At   times   groan´laboured�此  �with   long   sobbing   heave 

Their   lowest   flanks�察  �from   either   nostril   streams   Black   blood�察  �a   rough 

tongue clogs the obstructed jaws。 'Twas helpful through inverted horn to 

pour   Draughts   of   the   wine´god   down�察  �sole   way   it   seemed   To   save   the 

dying�此�soon this too proved their bane�察�And�察�reinvigorate but with frenzy's 

fire�察 �Even   at   death's   pinch´   the   gods   some   happier   fate   Deal   to   the   just�察�

such madness to their foes´ Each with bared teeth his own limbs mangling 

tore。    See�   �as   he  smokes      beneath     the   stubborn     share�察  �The    bull   drops�察�

vomiting foam´dabbled gore�察�And heaves his latest groans。 Sad goes the 

swain�察�Unhooks the steer that mourns his fellow's fate�察�And in mid labour 

leaves the plough´gear fast。 Nor tall wood's shadow�察�nor soft sward may 

stir That heart's emotion�察�nor rock´channelled flood�察�More pure than amber 

speeding   to   the   plain�此  �But   see�   �his   flanks   fail   under   him�察  �his   eyes   Are 

dulled with deadly torpor�察�and his neck Sinks to the earth with drooping 

weight。 What now Besteads him toil or service�拭�to have turned The heavy 

sod   with   ploughshare�拭�And   yet   these  Ne'er   knew   the   Massic   wine´god's 

baneful   boon�察  �Nor   twice   replenished   banquets�此  �but   on   leaves   They   fare�察�

and   virgin   grasses�察  �and   their   cups   Are   crystal   springs   and   streams   with 

running   tired�察  �Their   healthful   slumbers   never   broke   by   care。   Then   only�察�

say they�察�through that country side For Juno's rites were cattle far to seek�察�

And     ill´matched      buffaloes     the   chariots    drew    To   their   high   fanes。    So�察�

painfully with rakes They grub the soil�察�aye�察�with their very nails Dig in 

the   corn´seeds�察  �and   with   strained   neck   O'er   the   high   uplands   drag   the 

creaking wains。 No wolf for ambush pries about the pen�察�Nor round the 

flock prowls nightly�察�pain more sharp Subdues him�此�the shy deer and fleet´ 

foot   stags   With   hounds   now   wander   by   the   haunts   of   men   Vast   ocean's 

offspring�察�and all tribes that swim�察�On the shore's confine the wave washes 

up�察  �Like   shipwrecked   bodies�此  �seals�察  �unwonted   there�察  �Flee   to   the   rivers。 

Now the viper dies�察�For all his den's close winding�察�and with scales Erect 



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the astonied water´worms。 The air Brooks not the very birds�察�that headlong 

fall�察�And   leave   their   life   beneath   the   soaring   cloud。   Moreover   now   nor 

change  of   fodder   serves�察�And   subtlest   cures   but   injure�察  �then   were   foiled 

The     masters�察    �Chiron    sprung     from    Phillyron�察    �And    Amythaon's        son 

Melampus。   See�   �From   Stygian   darkness   launched   into   the   light   Comes 

raging pale Tisiphone�察�she drives Disease and fear before her�察�day by day 

Still   rearing   higher    that  all´devouring     head。    With   bleat   of  flocks    and 

lowings thick resound Rivers and parched banks and sloping heights。 At 

last   in  crowds     she   slaughters    them�察   �she  chokes     The   very   stalls  with 

carrion´heaps that rot In hideous corruption�察�till men learn With earth to 

cover them�察�in pits to hide。 For e'en the fells are useless�察�nor the flesh With 

water   may   they   purge�察  �or   tame   with   fire�察  �Nor   shear   the   fleeces   even�察�

gnawed through and through With foul disease�察�nor touch the putrid webs�察�

But�察�had one dared the loathly weeds to try�察�Red blisters and an unclean 

sweat   o'erran   His   noisome   limbs�察  �till�察  �no   long   tarriance   made�察�The   fiery 

curse his tainted frame devoured。 



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                               GEORGIC IV 



     Of air´born honey�察�gift of heaven�察�I now Take up the tale。 Upon this 

theme   no   less   Look   thou�察  �Maecenas�察  �with   indulgent   eye。   A   marvellous 

display of puny powers�察�High´hearted chiefs�察�a nation's history�察�Its traits�察�

its bent�察�its battles and its clans�察�All�察�each�察�shall pass before you�察�while I 

sing。  Slight   though   the poet's   theme�察  �not   slight   the   praise�察 �So   frown   not 

heaven�察 �and   Phoebus   hear   his   call。      First   find   your   bees   a   settled   sure 

abode�察�Where neither winds can enter ��winds blow back The foragers with 

food returning home�� Nor sheep and butting kids tread down the flowers�察�

Nor heifer wandering wide upon the plain Dash off the dew�察�and bruise the 

springing blades。 Let the gay lizard too keep far aloof His scale´clad body 

from   their   honied   stalls�察�And   the   bee´eater�察  �and   what   birds   beside�察�And 

Procne   smirched   with   blood   upon   the   breast   From   her   own   murderous 

hands。 For these roam wide Wasting all substance�察�or the bees themselves 

Strike flying�察�and in their beaks bear home�察�to glut Those savage nestlings 

with the dainty prey。 But let clear springs and moss´green pools be near�察�

And through the grass a streamlet hurrying run�察�Some palm´tree o'er the 

porch extend its shade�察�Or huge´grown oleaster�察�that in Spring�察�Their own 

sweet     Spring´tide�察    �when    the   new´made      chiefs    Lead    forth   the  young 

swarms�察  �and�察  �escaped   their   comb�察  �The   colony   comes   forth   to   sport   and 

play�察  �The   neighbouring   bank   may   lure   them   from   the   heat�察  �Or   bough 

befriend with hospitable shade。 O'er the mid´waters�察�whether swift or still�察�

Cast   willow´branches   and   big   stones   enow�察  �Bridge   after   bridge�察  �where 

they may footing find And spread their wide wings to the summer sun�察�If 

haply Eurus�察�swooping as they pause�察�Have dashed with spray or plunged 

them   in   the   deep。   And   let   green   cassias   and   far´scented   thymes�察  �And 

savory   with   its   heavy´l
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