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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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