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from the bull's´hide bellows in and out Let the blasts drive�察�some dip i' the
water´trough The sputtering metal�此 �with the anvil's weight Groans Etna�此�
they alternately in time With giant strength uplift their sinewy arms�察 �Or
twist the iron with the forceps' grip´ Not otherwise�察�to measure small with
great�察�The love of getting planted in their breasts Goads on the bees�察�that
haunt old Cecrops' heights�察 �Each in his sphere to labour。 The old have
charge To keep the town�察 �and build the walled combs�察 �And mould the
cunning chambers�察 �but the youth�察 �Their tired legs packed with thyme�察�
come labouring home Belated�察�for afar they range to feed On arbutes and
the grey´green willow´leaves�察 �And cassia and the crocus blushing red�察�
Glue´yielding limes�察�and hyacinths dusky´eyed。 One hour for rest have all�察�
and one for toil�此 �With dawn they hurry from the gates´ no room For
loiterers there�此 �and once again�察 �when even Now bids them quit their
pasturing on the plain�察 �Then homeward make they�察 �then refresh their
strength�此 �A hum arises�此 �hark� �they buzz and buzz About the doors and
threshold�察�till at length Safe laid to rest they hush them for the night�察�And
welcome slumber laps their weary limbs。 But from the homestead not too
far they fare�察 �When showers hang like to fall�察 �nor�察 �east winds nigh�察�
Confide in heaven�察�but 'neath the city walls Safe´circling fetch them water�察�
or essay Brief out´goings�察 �and oft weigh´up tiny stones�察 �As light craft
ballast in the tossing tide�察�Wherewith they poise them through the cloudy
vast。 This law of life�察�too�察�by the bees obeyed�察�Will move thy wonder�察�that
nor sex with sex Yoke they in marriage�察�nor yield their limbs to love�察�Nor
know the pangs of labour�察 �but alone From leaves and honied herbs�察 �the
mothers�察�each�察 �Gather their offspring in their mouths�察 �alone Supply new
kings and pigmy commonwealth�察 �And their old court and waxen realm
repair。 Oft�察�too�察�while wandering�察�against jagged stones Their wings they
fray�察�and 'neath the burden yield Their liberal lives�此�so deep their love of
flowers�察�So glorious deem they honey's proud acquist。 Therefore�察�though
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each a life of narrow span�察�Ne'er stretched to summers more than seven�察�
befalls�察�Yet deathless doth the race endure�察�and still Perennial stands the
fortune of their line�察 �From grandsire unto grandsire backward told。
Moreover�察 �not Aegyptus�察 �nor the realm Of boundless Lydia�察 �no�察 �nor
Parthia's hordes�察�Nor Median Hydaspes�察�to their king Do such obeisance�此�
lives the king unscathed�察�One will inspires the million�此�is he dead�察�Snapt is
the bond of fealty�察�they themselves Ravage their toil´wrought honey�察�and
rend amain Their own comb's waxen trellis。 He is the lord Of all their
labour�察�him with awful eye They reverence�察�and with murmuring throngs
surround�察�In crowds attend�察�oft shoulder him on high�察�Or with their bodies
shield him in the fight�察�And seek through showering wounds a glorious
death。 Led by these tokens�察�and with such traits to guide�察�Some say that
unto bees a share is given Of the Divine Intelligence�察�and to drink Pure
draughts of ether�察�for God permeates all´ Earth�察�and wide ocean�察�and the
vault of heaven´ From whom flocks�察 �herds�察 �men�察 �beasts of every kind�察�
Draw each at birth the fine essential flame�察�Yea�察�and that all things hence
to Him return�察�Brought back by dissolution�察�nor can death Find place�此�but�察�
each into his starry rank�察�Alive they soar�察�and mount the heights of heaven。
If now their narrow home thou wouldst unseal�察�And broach the treasures
of the honey´house�察 �With draught of water first toment thy lips�察 �And
spread before thee fumes of trailing smoke。 Twice is the teeming produce
gathered in�察 �Twofold their time of harvest year by year�察 �Once when
Taygete the Pleiad uplifts Her comely forehead for the earth to see�察�With
foot of scorn spurning the ocean´streams�察�Once when in gloom she flies
the watery Fish�察�And dips from heaven into the wintry wave。 Unbounded
then their wrath�察�if hurt�察�they breathe Venom into their bite�察�cleave to the
veins And let the sting lie buried�察�and leave their lives Behind them in the
wound。 But if you dread Too rigorous a winter�察�and would fain Temper the
coming time�察�and their bruised hearts And broken estate to pity move thy
soul�察�Yet who would fear to fumigate with thyme�察�Or cut the empty wax
away�拭�for oft Into their comb the newt has gnawed unseen�察�And the light´
loathing beetles crammed their bed�察�And he that sits at others' board to
feast�察�The do´naught drone�察�or 'gainst the unequal foe Swoops the fierce
hornet�察 �or the moth's fell tribe�察 �Or spider�察 �victim of Minerva's spite�察�
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Athwart the doorway hangs her swaying net。 The more impoverished they�察�
the keenlier all To mend the fallen fortunes of their race Will nerve them�察�
fill the cells up�察 �tier on tier�察 �And weave their granaries from the rifled
flowers。 Now�察�seeing that life doth even to bee´folk bring Our human
chances�察�if in dire disease Their bodies' strength should languish´ which
anon By no uncertain tokens may be told´ Forthwith the sick change hue�察�
grim leanness mars Their visage�察�then from out the cells they bear Forms
reft of light�察�and lead the mournful pomp�察�Or foot to foot about the porch
they hang�察 �Or within closed doors loiter�察 �listless all From famine�察 �and
benumbed with shrivelling cold。 Then is a deep note heard�察�a long´drawn
hum�察 �As when the chill South through the forests sighs�察 �As when the
troubled ocean hoarsely booms With back´swung billow�察�as ravening tide
of fire Surges�察 �shut fast within the furnace´walls。 Then do I bid burn
scented galbanum�察�And�察 �honey´streams through reeden troughs instilled�察�
Challenge and cheer their flagging appetite To taste the well´known food�察�
and it shall boot To mix therewith the savour bruised from gall�察�And rose´
leaves dried�察�or must to thickness boiled By a fierce fire�察�or juice of raisin´
grapes From Psithian vine�察 �and with its bitter smell Centaury�察 �and the
famed Cecropian thyme。 There is a meadow´flower by country folk Hight
star´wort�察�'tis a plant not far to seek�察�For from one sod an ample growth it
rears�察 �Itself all golden�察 �but girt with plenteous leaves�察 �Where glory of
purple shines through violet gloom。 With chaplets woven hereof full oft
are decked Heaven's altars�此�harsh its taste upon the tongue�察�Shepherds in
vales smooth´shorn of nibbling flocks By Mella's winding waters gather it。
The roots of this�察�well seethed in fragrant wine�察�Set in brimmed baskets at
their doors for food。 But if one's whole stock fail him at a stroke�察�Nor
hath he whence to breed the race anew�察�'Tis time the wondrous secret to
disclose Taught by the swain of Arcady�察 �even how The blood of
slaughtered bullocks oft has borne Bees from corruption。 I will trace me
back To its prime source the story's tangled thread�察�And thence unravel。
For where thy happy folk�察�Canopus�察�city of Pellaean fame�察�Dwell by the
Nile's lagoon´like overflow�察�And high o'er furrows they have called their
own Skim in their painted wherries�察�where�察�hard by�察�The quivered Persian
presses�察�and that flood Which from the swart´skinned Aethiop bears him
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down�察 �Swift´parted into sevenfold branching mouths With black mud
fattens and makes Aegypt green�察 �That whole domain its welfare's hope
secure Rests on this art alone。 And first is chosen A strait recess�察�cramped
closer to this end�察 �Which next with narrow roof of tiles atop 'Twixt
prisoning walls they pinch�察 �and add hereto From the four winds four
slanting window´slits。 Then seek they from the herd a steer�察�whose horns
With two years' growth are curling�察�and stop fast�察�Plunge madly as he may�察�
the panting mouth And nostrils twain�察 �and done with blows to death�察�
Batter his flesh to pulp i' the hide yet whole�察�And shut the doors�察�and leave
him there to lie。 But 'neath his ribs they scatter broken boughs�察�With thyme
and fresh´pulled cassias�此 �this is done When first the west winds bid the
waters flow�察�Ere flush the meadows with new tints�察�and ere The twittering
swallow buildeth from the beams。 Meanwhile the juice within his softened
bones Heats and ferments�察�and things of wondrous birth�察�Footless at first�察�
anon with feet and wings�察�Swarm there and buzz�察�a marvel to behold�察�And
more and more the fleeting breeze they take�察�Till�察�like a shower that pours
from summer´clouds�察�Forth burst they�察�or like shafts from quivering string
When Parthia's flying hosts provoke the fray。 Say what was he�察 �what
God�察�that fashioned forth This art for us�察�O Muses�拭�of man's skill Whence
came the new adventure�拭 �From thy vale�察 �Peneian Tempe�察 �turning�察 �bee´
bereft�察 �So
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