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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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