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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 springs the towering palm too�察�and the fir Destined to spy the dangers 

of   the  deep。   But   the   rough   arbutus   with   walnut´fruit   Is   grafted�察  �so   have 

barren planes ere now Stout apples borne�察�with chestnut´flower the beech�察�

The   mountain´ash   with   pear´bloom   whitened   o'er�察  �And   swine   crunched 

acorns 'neath the boughs of elms。               Nor is the method of inserting eyes 

And grafting one�此�for where the buds push forth Amidst the bark�察�and burst 

the membranes thin�察�Even on the knot a narrow rift is made�察�Wherein from 

some strange tree a germ they pen�察�And to the moist rind bid it cleave and 

grow。 Or�察�otherwise�察�in knotless trunks is hewn A breach�察�and deep into the 

solid grain A path with wedges cloven�察�then fruitful slips Are set herein�察�

and´   no   long   time´   behold�  �To   heaven   upshot   with   teeming   boughs�察  �the 



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tree Strange leaves admires and fruitage not its own。                    Nor of one kind 

alone are sturdy elms�察�Willow and lotus�察�nor the cypress´trees Of Ida�察�nor 

of   self´same   fashion   spring   Fat   olives�察  �orchades�察  �and   radii   And   bitter´ 

berried pausians�察�no�察�nor yet Apples and the forests of Alcinous�察�Nor from 

like cuttings are Crustumian pears And Syrian�察�and the heavy hand´fillers。 

Not   the   same   vintage   from   our   trees   hangs   down�察  �Which   Lesbos   from 

Methymna's        tendril   plucks。   Vines    Thasian     are  there�察  �Mareotids     white�察�

These apt for richer soils�察�for lighter those�此�Psithian for raisin´wine more 

useful�察  �thin   Lageos�察  �that   one   day   will   try   the   feet   And   tie   the   tongue�此�

purples and early´ripes�察�And how�察�O Rhaetian�察�shall I hymn thy praise�拭�Yet 

cope not therefore with Falernian bins。 Vines Aminaean too�察�best´bodied 

wine�察�To which the Tmolian bows him�察�ay�察 �and king Phanaeus too�察 �and�察�

lesser   of   that   name�察�Argitis�察  �wherewith   not   a   grape   can   vie   For   gush   of 

wine´juice   or   for   length   of   years。   Nor   thee   must   I   pass   over�察  �vine   of 

Rhodes�察�Welcomed by gods and at the second board�察�Nor thee�察�Bumastus�察�

with   plump   clusters   swollen。   But   lo�   �how   many   kinds�察  �and   what   their 

names�察�There is no telling�察�nor doth it boot to tell�察�Who lists to know it�察�he 

too   would   list to   learn  How   many  sand´grains   are   by  Zephyr   tossed   On 

Libya's plain�察�or wot�察�when Eurus falls With fury on the ships�察�how many 

waves Come rolling shoreward from the Ionian sea。                       Not that all soils 

can all things bear alike。 Willows by water´courses have their birth�察�Alders 

in   miry  fens�察  �on   rocky  heights The barren   mountain´ashes�察�on the   shore 

Myrtles throng gayest�察�Bacchus�察�lastly�察�loves The bare hillside�察�and yews 

the   north   wind's   chill。   Mark   too   the   earth   by   outland   tillers   tamed�察�And 

Eastern homes of Arabs�察�and tattooed Geloni�察�to all trees their native lands 

Allotted     are�察  �no   clime    but   India   bears    Black    ebony�察   �the   branch    of 

frankincense   Is   Saba's   sons'   alone�察  �why   tell   to   thee   Of   balsams   oozing 

from the perfumed wood�察�Or berries of acanthus ever green�拭�Of Aethiop 

forests hoar with downy wool�察�Or how the Seres comb from off the leaves 

Their silky fleece�拭�Of groves which India bears�察�Ocean's near neighbour�察�

earth's remotest nook�察�Where not an arrow´shot can cleave the air Above 

their tree´tops�拭�yet no laggards they�察�When girded with the quiver� �Media 

yields The bitter juices and slow´lingering taste Of the blest   citron´fruit�察�

than which no aid Comes timelier�察�when fierce step´dames drug the cup 



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With   simples   mixed   and   spells   of   baneful   power�察  �To   drive   the   deadly 

poison from the limbs。 Large the tree's self in semblance like a bay�察�And�察�

showered it not a different scent abroad�察�A bay it had been�察�for no wind of 

heaven Its foliage falls�察�the flower�察�none faster�察�clings�察�With it the Medes 

for   sweetness   lave   the   lips�察�And   ease   the   panting   breathlessness   of   age。 

But   no�察  �not   Mede´land   with   its   wealth   of   woods�察  �Nor   Ganges   fair�察  �and 

Hermus   thick   with   gold�察  �Can   match   the   praise   of   Italy�察  �nor   Ind�察  �Nor 

Bactria�察�nor Panchaia�察�one wide tract Of incense´teeming sand。 Here never 

bulls With nostrils snorting fire upturned the sod Sown with the monstrous 

dragon's   teeth�察  �nor   crop   Of   warriors   bristled   thick   with   lance   and   helm�察�

But    heavy   harvests      and   the  Massic     juice   Of   Bacchus     fill  its  borders�察�

overspread   With   fruitful   flocks   and   olives。   Hence   arose   The   war´horse 

stepping   proudly   o'er   the   plain�察  �Hence  thy   white   flocks�察  �Clitumnus�察  �and 

the bull�察�Of victims mightiest�察�which full oft have led�察�Bathed in thy sacred 

stream�察  �the   triumph´pomp   Of   Romans   to   the   temples   of   the   gods。   Here 

blooms      perpetual     spring�察   �and    summer      here    In  months      that   are   not 

summer's�察�twice teem the flocks�察�Twice doth the tree yield service of her 

fruit。   But   ravening   tigers   come   not   nigh�察  �nor   breed   Of   savage   lion�察  �nor 

aconite   betrays   Its   hapless   gatherers�察  �nor   with   sweep   so   vast   Doth   the 

scaled serpent trail his endless coils Along the ground�察�or wreathe him into 

spires。   Mark   too   her   cities�察  �so   many   and   so   proud�察  �Of   mighty   toil   the 

achievement�察�town on town Up rugged precipices heaved and reared�察�And 

rivers undergliding ancient walls。 Or should I celebrate the sea that laves 

Her upper shores and lower�拭�or those broad lakes�拭�Thee�察�Larius�察�greatest 

and�察�Benacus�察�thee With billowy uproar surging like the main�拭�Or sing her 

harbours�察�and the barrier cast Athwart the Lucrine�察�and how ocean chafes 

With mighty bellowings�察�where the Julian wave Echoes the thunder of his 

rout�察�and through Avernian inlets pours the Tuscan tide�拭�A land no less that 

in her veins displays Rivers of silver�察�mines of copper ore�察�Ay�察�and with 

gold   hath   flowed   abundantly。 A  land that   reared   a   valiant   breed   of   men�察�

The Marsi and Sabellian youth�察�and�察�schooled To hardship�察�the Ligurian�察�

and with these The Volscian javelin´armed�察�the Decii too�察�The Marii and 

Camilli�察  �names   of   might�察  �The   Scipios�察  �stubborn   warriors�察  �ay�察  �and   thee�察�

Great Caesar�察�who in Asia's utmost bounds With conquering arm e'en now 



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art fending far The unwarlike Indian from the heights of Rome。 Hail� �land 

of   Saturn�察  �mighty   mother   thou   Of   fruits   and   heroes�察  �'tis   for   thee   I   dare 

Unseal the sacred fountains�察�and essay Themes of old art and glory�察�as I 

sing The song of Ascra through the towns of Rome。                    Now for the native 

gifts of various soils�察�What powers hath each�察�what hue�察�what natural bent 

For   yielding   increase。   First   your   stubborn   lands And   churlish   hill´sides�察�

where are thorny fields Of meagre marl and gravel�察�these delight In long´ 

lived olive´groves to Pallas dear。 Take for a sign the plenteous growth hard 

by Of oleaster�察�and the fields strewn wide With woodland berries。 But a 

soil that's rich�察�In moisture sweet exulting�察�and the plain That teems with 

grasses on its fruitful breast�察�Such as full oft in hollow mountain´dell We 

view     beneath    us´   from   the   craggy    heights   Streams     thither   flow   with 

fertilizing mud´ A plain which southward rising feeds the fern By curved 

ploughs detested�察�this one day Shall yield thee store of vines full strong to 

gush   In   torrents   of   the   wine´god�察  �this   shall   be   Fruitful   of   grapes   and 

flowing juice like that We pour to heaven from bowls of gold�察�what time 

The sleek   Etruscan   at   the   altar   blows   His ivory  pipe�察 �and on the curved 

dish We lay the reeking entrails。 If to rear Cattle delight thee rather�察�steers�察�

or lambs�察�Or goats that kill the tender plants�察�then seek Full´fed Tarentum's 

glades and distant fields�察�Or such a plain as luckless Mantua lost Whose 

weedy water feeds the snow´white swan�此�There nor clear springs nor grass 

the flocks will fail�察�And all the day´long browsing of thy herds Shall the 

cool   dews   of   one   brief   night   repair。   Land   which   the   burrowing   share 

shows     dark    and   rich�察 �With   crumbling      soil´  for  this  we   counterfeit    In 

ploughing´   for   corn   is   goodliest�察  �from   no   field   More   wains   thou'lt   see 

wend home with plodding steers�察�Or that from which the husbandman in 

spleen Has cleared the timber�察�and o'erthrown the copse That year on year 

lay idle�察�and from the roots Uptorn the immemorial haunt of birds�察�They 

banished from their nests have sought the skies�察�But the rude plain beneath 

the   ploughshare's   stroke   Starts   into   sudden   brightness。   For   indeed   The 

starved hill´country gravel scarce serves the bees With lowly cassias and 

with rosemary�察�Rough tufa and chalk too�察�by black water´worms Gnawed 

through and through�察�proclaim no soils beside So rife with serpent´dainties�察�

or that yield Such winding lairs to lurk in。 That again�察�Which vapoury mist 



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