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and flitting smoke exhales�察�Drinks moisture up and casts it forth at will�察�

Which�察�ever in its own green grass arrayed�察�Mars not the metal with salt 

scurf   of   rust´   That   shall   thine   elms   with   merry   vines   enwreathe�察  �That 

teems with olive�察�that shall thy tilth prove kind To cattle�察�and patient of the 

curved   share。   Such   ploughs   rich   Capua�察  �such   the   coast   that   skirts   Thy 

ridge�察�Vesuvius�察�and the Clanian flood�察�Acerrae's desolation and her bane。 

How each to recognize now hear me tell。 Dost ask if loose or passing firm 

it   be´   Since   one   for   corn   hath   liking�察  �one   for   wine�察  �The   firmer   sort   for 

Ceres�察    �none    too   loose   For   thee�察  �Lyaeus�拭�      with   scrutinizing     eye   First 

choose thy ground�察�and bid a pit be sunk Deep in the solid earth�察�then cast 

the mould All back again�察�and stamp the surface smooth。 If it suffice not�察�

loose will be the land�察�More meet for cattle and for kindly vines�察�But if�察�

rebellious�察�to its proper bounds The soil returns not�察�but fills all the trench 

And overtops it�察�then the glebe is gross�察�Look for stiff ridges and reluctant 

clods�察�And with strong bullocks cleave the fallow crust。 Salt ground again�察�

and bitter�察 �as 'tis   called´ Barren   for fruits�察 �by tilth   untamable�察�Nor  grape 

her kind�察�nor apples their good name Maintaining´ will in this wise yield 

thee proof�此�Stout osier´baskets from the rafter´smoke�察�And strainers of the 

winepress pluck thee down�察�Hereinto let that evil land�察�with fresh Spring´ 

water mixed�察�be trampled to the full�察�The moisture�察�mark you�察�will ooze all 

away�察  �In   big   drops   issuing   through   the   osier´withes�察  �But   plainly   will   its 

taste the secret tell�察�And with a harsh twang ruefully distort The mouths of 

them that try it。 Rich soil again We learn on this wise�此�tossed from hand to 

hand Yet cracks it never�察�but pitch´like�察�as we hold�察�Clings to the fingers。 A 

land   with   moisture   rife   Breeds   lustier   herbage�察  �and   is   more   than   meet 

Prolific。 Ah I may never such for me O'er´fertile prove�察�or make too stout a 

show At the first earing� �Heavy land or light The mute self´witness of its 

weight betrays。 A glance will serve to warn thee which is black�察�Or what 

the hue  of any。  But hard   it is To track   the signs of that   pernicious   cold�此�

Pines     only�察  �noxious     yews�察   �and   ivies   dark    At  times    reveal    its  traces。 

All   these   rules   Regarding�察  �let   your   land�察  �ay�察  �long   before�察  �Scorch   to   the 

quick�察�and into trenches carve The mighty mountains�察�and their upturned 

clods   Bare   to   the   north   wind�察  �ere   thou   plant   therein   The   vine's   prolific 

kindred。 Fields whose soil Is crumbling are the best�此�winds look to that�察�



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And     bitter  hoar´frosts�察   �and   the  delver's   toil  Untiring�察   �as  he   stirs  the 

loosened glebe。 But those�察�whose vigilance no care escapes�察�Search for a 

kindred site�察�where first to rear A nursery for the trees�察�and eke whereto 

Soon to translate them�察�lest the sudden shock From their new mother the 

young plants estrange。 Nay�察�even the quarter of the sky they brand Upon 

the bark�察�that each may be restored�察�As erst it stood�察�here bore the southern 

heats�察�Here turned its shoulder to the northern pole�察�So strong is custom 

formed   in   early   years。   Whether   on   hill   or   plain   'tis   best   to   plant   Your 

vineyard first inquire。 If on some plain You measure out rich acres�察�then 

plant thick�察�Thick planting makes no niggard of the vine�察�But if on rising 

mound or sloping bill�察�Then let the rows have room�察�so none the less Each 

line you draw�察�when all the trees are set�察�May tally to perfection。 Even as 

oft In mighty war�察�whenas the legion's length Deploys its cohorts�察�and the 

column stands In open plain�察�the ranks of battle set�察�And far and near with 

rippling sheen of arms The wide earth flickers�察�nor yet in grisly strife Foe 

grapples foe�察�but dubious 'twixt the hosts The war´god wavers�察�so let all be 

ranged In equal rows symmetric�察�not alone To feed an idle fancy with the 

view�察�But since not otherwise will earth afford Vigour to all alike�察�nor yet 

the boughs Have power to stretch them into open space。                   Shouldst haply 

of the furrow's depth inquire�察�Even to a shallow trench I dare commit The 

vine�察�but deeper in the ground is fixed The tree that props it�察�aesculus in 

chief�察�Which howso far its summit soars toward heaven�察�So deep strikes 

root   into   the   vaults   of   hell。   It   therefore   neither   storms�察  �nor   blasts�察  �nor 

showers Wrench from its bed�察�unshaken it abides�察�Sees many a generation�察�

many   an   age   Of   men   roll   onward�察  �and   survives   them   all�察  �Stretching   its 

titan arms and branches far�察�Sole central pillar of a world of shade。                  Nor 

toward the sunset let thy vineyards slope�察�Nor midst the vines plant hazel�察�

neither   take   The   topmost   shoots   for   cuttings�察  �nor   from   the   top   Of   the 

supporting tree your suckers tear�察�So deep their love of earth�察�nor wound 

the plants With blunted blade�察�nor truncheons intersperse Of the wild olive�此�

for oft from careless swains A spark hath fallen�察�that�察�'neath the unctuous 

rind Hid thief´like first�察�now grips the tough tree´bole�察�And mounting to 

the leaves on high�察�sends forth A roar to heaven�察�then coursing through the 

boughs And airy summits reigns victoriously�察�Wraps all the grove in robes 



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of fire�察�and gross With pitch´black vapour heaves the murky reek Skyward�察�

but chiefly if a storm has swooped Down on the forest�察�and a driving wind 

Rolls up the conflagration。 When 'tis so�察�Their root´force fails them�察�nor�察�

when lopped away�察�Can they recover�察�and from the earth beneath Spring to 

like verdure�察�thus alone survives The bare wild olive with its bitter leaves。 

Let   none   persuade   thee�察  �howso   weighty´wise�察�To   stir   the   soil   when   stiff 

with Boreas' breath。 Then ice´bound winter locks the fields�察�nor lets The 

young plant fix its frozen root to earth。 Best sow your vineyards when in 

blushing Spring Comes the white bird long´bodied snakes abhor�察�Or on the 

eve   of   autumn's   earliest   frost�察  �Ere   the   swift   sun´steeds   touch   the   wintry 

Signs�察�While summer is departing。 Spring it is Blesses the fruit´plantation�察�

Spring   the   groves�察  �In   Spring   earth   swells   and   claims   the   fruitful   seed。 

Then Aether�察�sire omnipotent�察�leaps down With quickening showers to his 

glad wife's embrace�察�And�察�might with might commingling�察�rears to life All 

germs      that  teem    within    her�察  �then   resound    With    songs    of   birds   the 

greenwood´wildernesses�察  �And   in   due   time   the   herds   their   loves   renew�察�

Then the boon earth yields increase�察�and the fields Unlock their bosoms to 

the warm west winds�察�Soft moisture spreads o'er all things�察�and the blades 

Face the new suns�察�and safely trust them now�察�The vine´shoot�察�fearless of 

the rising south�察�Or mighty north winds driving rain from heaven�察�Bursts 

into bud�察�and every leaf unfolds。 Even so�察�methinks�察�when Earth to being 

sprang�察    �Dawned      the  first  days�察  �and   such   the  course    they   held�察  �'Twas 

Spring´tide then�察�ay�察�Spring�察�the mighty world Was keeping�此�Eurus spared 

his wintry blasts�察�When first the flocks drank sunlight�察�and a race Of men 

like iron from the hard glebe arose�察�And wild beasts thronged the woods�察�

and stars the heaven。 Nor could frail creatures bear this heavy strain�察�Did 

not    so  large   a   respite   interpose    'Twixt   frost   and   heat�察  �and   heaven's 

relenting     arms   Yield   earth   a  welcome。                                        For 

the rest�察�whate'er The sets thou plantest in thy fields�察�thereon Strew refuse 

rich�察�and with abundant earth Take heed to hide them�察�and dig in withal 

Rough shells or porous stone�察�for therebetween Will water trickle and fine 

vapour creep�察�And so the plants their drooping spirits raise。 Aye�察�and there 

have been�察�who with weight of stone Or heavy potsherd press them from 

above�察�This   serves   for   shield   in   pelting   showers�察  �and   this When   the   hot 



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dog´star     chaps    the  fields   with   drought。      The    slips   once   planted�察   �yet 

remains   to   cleave   The   earth   about   their   roots   persistently�察�And   toss   the 

cumbrous hoes�察�or task the soil With burrowing plough´share�察�and ply up 

and down Your labouring bullocks through the vineyard's midst�察�Then too 

smooth   reeds   and   shafts   of   whittled   wand�察�And   ashen   poles   and   sturdy 

forks to shape�察�Whereby supported they may learn to mount�察�Laugh at the 

gales�察    �and    through      the   elm´tops      win    From      story    up    to   story。 

Now   while   yet The   leaves   are   in their   first   fresh   infant growth�察  �Forbear 

their frailty�察�and while yet the bough Shoots joyfully toward heaven�察�with 

loosened rein Launched on the void�察�assail it not as yet With keen´edged 

sickle�察�but let the leaves alone Be culled with clip of fingers here and there。 

But   when   they   clasp   the   elms   with   sturdy   trunks   Erect�察  �then   strip   the 

leaves off�察�prune the boughs�察�Sooner they shrink from steel�察�but then put 

forth The arm of power�察�and stem the branchy tide。                   Hedges too must be 

woven and all beasts Barred entrance�察�chiefly while the leaf is young And 
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