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sailors pay their vows to Panope�察 �Glaucus�察 �and Melicertes�察 �Ino's child。
The sun too�察�both at rising�察�and when soon He dives beneath the waves�察�
shall yield thee signs�察 �For signs�察 �none trustier�察 �travel with the sun�察 �Both
those which in their course with dawn he brings�察�And those at star´rise。
When his springing orb With spots he pranketh�察�muffled in a cloud�察�And
shrinks mid´circle�察 �then of showers beware�察 �For then the South comes
driving from the deep�察 �To trees and crops and cattle bringing bane。 Or
when at day´break through dark clouds his rays Burst and are scattered�察�or
when rising pale Aurora quits Tithonus' saffron bed�察�But sorry shelter then�察�
alack I will yield Vine´leaf to ripening grapes�察 �so thick a hail In spiky
showers spins rattling on the roof。 And this yet more 'twill boot thee bear
in mind�察 �When now�察 �his course upon Olympus run�察 �He draws to his
decline�此�for oft we see Upon the sun's own face strange colours stray�察�Dark
tells of rain�察�of east winds fiery´red�察�If spots with ruddy fire begin to mix�察�
Then all the heavens convulsed in wrath thou'lt see´ Storm´clouds and
wind together。 Me that night Let no man bid fare forth upon the deep�察�Nor
rend the rope from shore。 But if�察�when both He brings again and hides the
day's return�察�Clear´orbed he shineth��idly wilt thou dread The storm´clouds�察�
and beneath the lustral North See the woods waving。 What late eve in fine
Bears in her bosom�察�whence the wind that brings Fair´weather´clouds�察�or
what the rain South Is meditating�察 �tokens of all these The sun will give
thee。 Who dare charge the sun With leasing�拭�He it is who warneth oft Of
hidden broils at hand and treachery�察�And secret swelling of the waves of
war。 He too it was�察�when Caesar's light was quenched�察�For Rome had pity�察�
when his bright head he veiled In iron´hued darkness�察 �till a godless age
Trembled for night eternal�察�at that time Howbeit earth also�察�and the ocean´
plains�察�And dogs obscene�察�and birds of evil bode Gave tokens。 Yea�察�how
often have we seen Etna�察 �her furnace´walls asunder riven�察 �In billowy
floods boil o'er the Cyclops' fields�察 �And roll down globes of fire and
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molten rocks� �A clash of arms through all the heaven was heard By
Germany�察�strange heavings shook the Alps。 Yea�察�and by many through the
breathless groves A voice was heard with power�察 �and wondrous´pale
Phantoms were seen upon the dusk of night�察�And cattle spake�察�portentous� �
streams stand still�察�And the earth yawns asunder�察�ivory weeps For sorrow
in the shrines�察�and bronzes sweat。 Up´twirling forests with his eddying tide�察�
Madly he bears them down�察�that lord of floods�察�Eridanus�察�till through all
the plain are swept Beasts and their stalls together。 At that time In gloomy
entrails ceased not to appear Dark´threatening fibres�察 �springs to trickle
blood�察 �And high´built cities night´long to resound With the wolves'
howling。 Never more than then From skies all cloudless fell the
thunderbolts�察�Nor blazed so oft the comet's fire of bale。 Therefore a second
time Philippi saw The Roman hosts with kindred weapons rush To battle�察�
nor did the high gods deem it hard That twice Emathia and the wide
champaign Of Haemus should be fattening with our blood。 Ay�察 �and the
time will come when there anigh�察 �Heaving the earth up with his curved
plough�察�Some swain will light on javelins by foul rust Corroded�察�or with
ponderous harrow strike On empty helmets�察�while he gapes to see Bones
as of giants from the trench untombed。 Gods of my country�察�heroes of the
soil�察�And Romulus�察�and Mother Vesta�察�thou Who Tuscan Tiber and Rome's
Palatine Preservest�察�this new champion at the least Our fallen generation to
repair Forbid not。 To the full and long ago Our blood thy Trojan perjuries
hath paid�察�Laomedon。 Long since the courts of heaven Begrudge us thee�察�
our Caesar�察 �and complain That thou regard'st the triumphs of mankind�察�
Here where the wrong is right�察�the right is wrong�察�Where wars abound so
many�察�and myriad´faced Is crime�察�where no meet honour hath the plough�察�
The fields�察 �their husbandmen led far away�察 �Rot in neglect�察 �and curved
pruning´hooks Into the sword's stiff blade are fused and forged。 Euphrates
here�察�here Germany new strife Is stirring�察�neighbouring cities are in arms�察�
The laws that bound them snapped�察�and godless war Rages through all the
universe�察 �as when The four´horse chariots from the barriers poured Still
quicken o'er the course�察�and�察�idly now Grasping the reins�察�the driver by his
team Is onward borne�察�nor heeds the car his curb。
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GEORGIC II
Thus far the tilth of fields and stars of heaven�察�Now will I sing thee�察�
Bacchus�察 �and�察 �with thee�察�The forest's young plantations and the fruit Of
slow´maturing olive。 Hither haste�察�O Father of the wine´press�察�all things
here Teem with the bounties of thy hand�察�for thee With viny autumn laden
blooms the field�察�And foams the vintage high with brimming vats�察�Hither�察�
O Father of the wine´press�察�come�察�And stripped of buskin stain thy bared
limbs In the new must with me。 First�察�
nature's law For generating trees is manifold�察�For some of their own force
spontaneous spring�察�No hand of man compelling�察�and possess The plains
and river´windings far and wide�察�As pliant osier and the bending broom�察�
Poplar�察�and willows in wan companies With green leaf glimmering gray�察�
and some there be From chance´dropped seed that rear them�察 �as the tall
Chestnuts�察 �and�察 �mightiest of the branching wood�察 �Jove's Aesculus�察 �and
oaks�察�oracular Deemed by the Greeks of old。 With some sprouts forth A
forest of dense suckers from the root�察 �As elms and cherries�察 �so�察 �too�察 �a
pigmy plant�察�Beneath its mother's mighty shade upshoots The bay´tree of
Parnassus。 Such the modes Nature imparted first�察 �hence all the race Of
forest´trees and shrubs and sacred groves Springs into verdure。
Other means there are�察 �Which use by method for itself acquired。 One�察�
sliving suckers from the tender frame Of the tree´mother�察�plants them in
the trench�察�One buries the bare stumps within his field�察�Truncheons cleft
four´wise�察�or sharp´pointed stakes�察�Some forest´trees the layer's bent arch
await�察�And slips yet quick within the parent´soil�察�No root need others�察�nor
doth the pruner's hand Shrink to restore the topmost shoot to earth That
gave it being。 Nay�察 �marvellous to tell�察 �Lopped of its limbs�察 �the olive�察 �a
mere stock�察 �Still thrusts its root out from the sapless wood�察�And oft the
branches of one kind we see Change to another's with no loss to rue�察�Pear´
tree transformed the ingrafted apple yield�察�And stony cornels on the plum´
tree blush。 Come then�察�and learn what tilth to each belongs According
to their kinds�察�ye husbandmen�察�And tame with culture the wild fruits�察�lest
earth Lie idle。 O blithe to make all Ismarus One forest of the wine´god�察�
and to clothe With olives huge Tabernus� �And be thou At hand�察�and with
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me ply the voyage of toil I am bound on�察 �O my glory�察 �O thou that art
Justly the chiefest portion of my fame�察�Maecenas�察�and on this wide ocean
launched Spread sail like wings to waft thee。 Not that I With my poor
verse would comprehend the whole�察 �Nay�察 �though a hundred tongues�察 �a
hundred mouths Were mine�察�a voice of iron�察�be thou at hand�察�Skirt but the
nearer coast´line�察�see the shore Is in our grasp�察�not now with feigned song
Through winding bouts and tedious preludings Shall I detain thee。
Those that lift their head Into the realms of light spontaneously�察�Fruitless
indeed�察�but blithe and strenuous spring�察�Since Nature lurks within the soil。
And yet Even these�察�should one engraft them�察�or transplant To well´drilled
trenches�察�will anon put of Their woodland temper�察�and�察�by frequent tilth�察�
To whatso craft thou summon them�察 �make speed To follow。 So likewise
will the barren shaft That from the stock´root issueth�察�if it be Set out with
clear space amid open fields�此�Now the tree´mother's towering leaves and
boughs Darken�察�despoil of increase as it grows�察�And blast it in the bearing。
Lastly�察 �that Which from shed seed ariseth�察 �upward wins But slowly�察�
yielding promise of its shade To late´born generations�察 �apples wane
Forgetful of their former juice�察�the grape Bears sorry clusters�察�for the birds
a prey。 Soothly on all must toil be spent�察�and all Trained to the trench
and at great cost subdued。 But reared from truncheons olives answer best�察�
As vines from layers�察�and from the solid wood The Paphian myrtles�察�while
from suckers spring Both hardy hazels and huge ash�察 �the tree That rims
with shade the brows of Hercules�察�And acorns dear to the Chaonian sire�此�
So
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