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stubble�察  �and   parched   fields   by   night�察  �For   nights   the   suppling   moisture 

never fails。 And one will sit the long late watches out By winter fire´light�察�

shaping   with keen   blade The  torches to   a  point�察�his   wife the  while�察  �Her 

tedious   labour   soothing   with   a   song�察  �Speeds   the   shrill   comb   along   the 

warp�察  �or   else   With   Vulcan's   aid   boils   the   sweet   must´juice   down�察  �And 

skims   with   leaves   the   quivering   cauldron's   wave。           But   ruddy   Ceres   in 

mid heat is mown�察�And in mid heat the parched ears are bruised Upon the 



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floor�察�to plough strip�察�strip to sow�察�Winter's the lazy time for husbandmen。 

In   the   cold   season   farmers   wont   to   taste   The   increase   of   their   toil�察  �and 

yield themselves To mutual interchange of festal cheer。 Boon winter bids 

them�察  �and   unbinds   their   cares�察�As   laden   keels�察  �when   now   the   port   they 

touch�察�And happy sailors crown the sterns with flowers。 Nathless then also 

time it is to strip Acorns from oaks�察�and berries from the bay�察�Olives�察�and 

bleeding myrtles�察�then to set Snares for the crane�察�and meshes for the stag�察�

And hunt the long´eared hares�察�then pierce the doe With whirl of hempen´ 

thonged Balearic sling�察�While snow lies deep�察�and streams are drifting ice。 

What need to tell of autumn's storms and stars�察�And wherefore men must 

watch�察�when now the day Grows shorter�察�and more soft the summer's heat�拭�

When Spring the rain´bringer comes rushing down�察�Or when the beards of 

harvest on the plain Bristle already�察�and the milky corn On its green stalk 

is swelling�拭�Many a time�察�When now the farmer to his yellow fields The 

reaping´hind   came   bringing�察  �even   in   act   To   lop   the   brittle   barley   stems�察�

have I Seen all the windy legions clash in war Together�察�as to rend up far 

and wide The heavy corn´crop from its lowest roots�察�And toss it skyward�此�

so might winter's flaw�察�Dark´eddying�察�whirl light stalks and flying straws。 

Oft too comes looming vast along the sky A march of waters�察�mustering 

from above�察�The clouds roll up the tempest�察�heaped and grim With angry 

showers�此�down falls the height of heaven�察�And with a great rain floods the 

smiling   crops�察  �The   oxen's   labour�此  �now   the   dikes   fill   fast�察  �And   the   void 

river´beds   swell   thunderously�察 �And   all   the   panting   firths   of   Ocean   boil。 

The Sire himself in midnight of the clouds Wields with red hand the levin�察�

through   all   her   bulk   Earth   at   the   hurly   quakes�察  �the   beasts   are   fled�察�And 

mortal hearts of   every kindred sunk   In cowering terror�察�he with   flaming 

brand   Athos�察  �or   Rhodope�察  �or   Ceraunian   crags   Precipitates�此  �then   doubly 

raves the  South With   shower on   blinding shower�察 �and woods   and   coasts 

Wail fitfully beneath the mighty blast。 This fearing�察�mark the months and 

Signs of heaven�察�Whither retires him Saturn's icy star�察�And through what 

heavenly cycles wandereth The glowing orb Cyllenian。 Before all Worship 

the Gods�察�and to great Ceres pay Her yearly dues upon the happy sward 

With sacrifice�察�anigh the utmost end Of winter�察�and when Spring begins to 

smile。  Then   lambs   are   fat�察  �and   wines   are   mellowest   then�察  �Then   sleep   is 



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sweet�察  �and   dark   the   shadows   fall   Upon   the   mountains。   Let   your   rustic 

youth To Ceres do obeisance�察�one and all�察�And for her pleasure thou mix 

honeycombs With milk and the ripe wine´god�察�thrice for luck Around the 

young corn let the victim go�察�And all the choir�察�a joyful company�察�Attend it�察�

and with shouts bid Ceres come To be their house´mate�察�and let no man 

dare   Put   sickle   to   the   ripened   ears   until�察  �With   woven   oak   his   temples 

chapleted�察  �He   foot the   rugged dance   and   chant   the   lay。          Aye�察  �and   that 

these things we might win to know By certain tokens�察�heats�察�and showers�察�

and   winds   That   bring   the   frost�察  �the   Sire   of   all   himself   Ordained   what 

warnings   in   her   monthly   round   The   moon   should   give�察  �what   bodes   the 

south   wind's   fall�察  �What   oft´repeated   sights   the   herdsman   seeing   Should 

keep his cattle closer to their stalls。 No sooner are the winds at point to rise�察�

Than   either   Ocean's   firths   begin   to   toss And   swell�察  �and   a   dry   crackling 

sound is heard Upon the heights�察�or one loud ferment booms The beach 

afar�察�and through the forest goes A murmur multitudinous。 By this Scarce 

can the billow spare the curved keels�察�When swift the sea´gulls from the 

middle main Come winging�察�and their shrieks are shoreward borne�察�When 

ocean´loving   cormorants   on   dry   land   Besport   them�察  �and   the   hern�察  �her 

marshy haunts Forsaking�察�mounts above the soaring cloud。 Oft�察�too�察�when 

wind   is   toward�察  �the   stars   thou'lt   see   From   heaven   shoot   headlong�察  �and 

through murky night Long trails of fire white´glistening in their wake�察�Or 

light chaff flit in air with fallen leaves�察�Or feathers on the wave´top float 

and play。 But when from regions of the furious North It lightens�察�and when 

thunder      fills  the  halls   Of   Eurus     and   of   Zephyr�察   �all  the   fields   With 

brimming dikes are flooded�察�and at sea No mariner but furls his dripping 

sails。 Never at unawares did shower annoy�此�Or�察�as it rises�察�the high´soaring 

cranes Flee to the vales before it�察�with face Upturned to heaven�察�the heifer 

snuffs     the   gale   Through      gaping    nostrils�察  �or   about    the   meres    Shrill´ 

twittering   flits   the   swallow�察  �and   the   frogs   Crouch   in   the   mud   and   chant 

their dirge of old。 Oft�察�too�察�the ant from out her inmost cells�察�Fretting the 

narrow path�察�her eggs conveys�察�Or the huge bow sucks moisture�察�or a host 

Of   rooks   from   food   returning   in   long   line   Clamour   with   jostling   wings。 

Now   mayst   thou   see   The   various   ocean´fowl   and   those   that   pry   Round 

Asian meads within thy fresher´pools�察�Cayster�察�as in eager rivalry�察�About 



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their shoulders dash the plenteous spray�察�Now duck their head beneath the 

wave�察�now run Into the billows�察�for sheer idle joy Of their mad bathing´ 

revel。 Then the crow With full voice�察�good´for´naught�察�inviting rain�察�Stalks 

on   the   dry   sand   mateless   and   alone。   Nor   e'en   the   maids�察  �that   card   their 

nightly task�察�Know not the storm´sign�察�when in blazing crock They see the 

lamp´oil        sputtering       with      a    growth       Of      mouldy       snuff´clots。 

So too�察�after rain�察�Sunshine and open skies thou mayst forecast�察�And learn 

by tokens sure�察�for then nor dimmed Appear the stars' keen edges�察�nor the 

moon As   borrowing   of   her   brother's   beams   to   rise�察  �Nor   fleecy   films   to 

float   along   the   sky。   Not   to   the   sun's   warmth   then   upon   the   shore   Do 

halcyons dear to Thetis ope their wings�察�Nor filthy swine take thought to 

toss on   high With   scattering snout the   straw´wisps。   But the   clouds   Seek 

more the vales�察�and rest upon the plain�察�And from the roof´top the night´ 

owl     for  naught    Watching      the   sunset   plies   her   'lated  song。    Distinct   in 

clearest   air   is   Nisus   seen Towering�察  �and   Scylla   for   the   purple   lock   Pays 

dear�察�for whereso�察�as she flies�察�her wings The light air winnow�察�lo� �fierce�察�

implacable�察      �Nisus    with   mighty     whirr   through     heaven     pursues�察   �Where 

Nisus heavenward soareth�察�there her wings Clutch as she flies�察�the light air 

winnowing still。 Soft then the voice of rooks from indrawn throat Thrice�察�

four   times�察  �o'er   repeated�察  �and   full   oft   On   their   high   cradles�察  �by   some 

hidden joy Gladdened beyond their wont�察�in bustling throngs Among the 

leaves they riot�察�so sweet it is�察�When showers are spent�察�their own loved 

nests   again   And   tender   brood   to   visit。   Not�察  �I   deem�察  �That   heaven   some 

native wit to these assigned�察�Or fate a larger prescience�察�but that when The 

storm and shifting moisture of the air Have changed their courses�察�and the 

sky´god now�察�Wet with the south´wind�察�thickens what was rare�察�And what 

was   gross   releases�察  �then�察  �too�察  �change   Their   spirits'   fleeting   phases�察  �and 

their breasts Feel other motions now�察�than when the wind Was driving up 

the   cloud´rack。      Hence    proceeds     That    blending     of  the  feathered     choirs 

afield�察   �The    cattle's   exultation�察   �and   the   rooks'    Deep´throated       triumph。 

But if the headlong sun And moons in order following thou regard�察�Ne'er 

will to´morrow's hour deceive thee�察�ne'er Wilt thou be caught by guile of 

cloudless night。 When first the moon recalls her rallying fires�察�If dark the 

air   clipped   by   her   crescent   dim�察  �For   folks   afield   and   on   the   open   sea A 



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mighty   rain   is   brewing�察  �but   if   her   face   With   maiden   blush   she   mantle�察�

'twill be wind�察�For wind turns Phoebe still to ruddier gold。 But if at her 

fourth rising�察�for 'tis that Gives surest counsel�察�clear she ride thro' heaven 

With horns unblunted�察�then shall that whole day�察�And to the month's end 

those that spring from it�察�Rainless and windless be�察�while safe ashore Shall 

sailors   pay   their   vows   to   Panope�察  �Glaucus�察  �and  
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