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woven and all beasts Barred entrance�察�chiefly while the leaf is young And
witless of disaster�察�for therewith�察�Beside harsh winters and o'erpowering
sun�察�Wild buffaloes and pestering goats for ay Besport them�察 �sheep and
heifers glut their greed。 Nor cold by hoar´frost curdled�察�nor the prone Dead
weight of summer upon the parched crags�察�So scathe it�察�as the flocks with
venom´bite Of their hard tooth�察 �whose gnawing scars the stem。 For no
offence but this to Bacchus bleeds The goat at every altar�察�and old plays
Upon the stage find entrance�察�therefore too The sons of Theseus through
the country´side´ Hamlet and crossway´ set the prize of wit�察�And on the
smooth sward over oiled skins Dance in their tipsy frolic。 Furthermore The
Ausonian swains�察 �a race from Troy derived�察 �Make merry with rough
rhymes and boisterous mirth�察 �Grim masks of hollowed bark assume�察�
invoke Thee with glad hymns�察�O Bacchus�察�and to thee Hang puppet´faces
on tall pines to swing。 Hence every vineyard teems with mellowing fruit�察�
Till hollow vale o'erflows�察 �and gorge profound�察 �Where'er the god hath
turned his comely head。 Therefore to Bacchus duly will we sing Meet
honour with ancestral hymns�察 �and cates And dishes bear him�察 �and the
doomed goat Led by the horn shall at the altar stand�察�Whose entrails rich
on hazel´spits we'll roast。 This further task again�察 �to dress the vine�察�
Hath needs beyond exhausting�察�the whole soil Thrice�察�four times�察�yearly
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must be cleft�察 �the sod With hoes reversed be crushed continually�察 �The
whole plantation lightened of its leaves。 Round on the labourer spins the
wheel of toil�察�As on its own track rolls the circling year。 Soon as the vine
her lingering leaves hath shed�察�And the chill north wind from the forests
shook Their coronal�察�even then the careful swain Looks keenly forward to
the coming year�察�With Saturn's curved fang pursues and prunes The vine
forlorn�察�and lops it into shape。 Be first to dig the ground up�察�first to clear
And burn the refuse´branches�察�first to house Again your vine´poles�察�last to
gather fruit。 Twice doth the thickening shade beset the vine�察�Twice weeds
with stifling briers o'ergrow the crop�察�And each a toilsome labour。 Do thou
praise Broad acres�察�farm but few。 Rough twigs beside Of butcher's broom
among the woods are cut�察�And reeds upon the river´banks�察�and still The
undressed willow claims thy fostering care。 So now the vines are fettered�察�
now the trees Let go the sickle�察 �and the last dresser now Sings of his
finished rows�察�but still the ground Must vexed be�察�the dust be stirred�察�and
heaven Still set thee trembling for the ripened grapes。 Not so with
olives�察 �small husbandry need they�察 �Nor look for sickle bowed or biting
rake�察�When once they have gripped the soil�察�and borne the breeze。 Earth of
herself�察 �with hooked fang laid bare�察 �Yields moisture for the plants�察 �and
heavy fruit�察 �The ploughshare aiding�察 �therewithal thou'lt rear The olive's
fatness well´beloved of Peace。 Apples�察�moreover�察�soon as first they feel
Their stems wax lusty�察 �and have found their strength�察 �To heaven climb
swiftly�察�self´impelled�察�nor crave Our succour。 All the grove meanwhile no
less With fruit is swelling�察�and the wild haunts of birds Blush with their
blood´red berries。 Cytisus Is good to browse on�察�the tall forest yields Pine´
torches�察�and the nightly fires are fed And shoot forth radiance。 And shall
men be loath To plant�察 �nor lavish of their pains�拭 �Why trace Things
mightier�拭�Willows even and lowly brooms To cattle their green leaves�察�to
shepherds shade�察�Fences for crops�察�and food for honey yield。 And blithe it
is Cytorus to behold Waving with box�察 �Narycian groves of pitch�察 �Oh� �
blithe the sight of fields beholden not To rake or man's endeavour� �the
barren woods That crown the scalp of Caucasus�察 �even these�察 �Which
furious blasts for ever rive and rend�察�Yield various wealth�察�pine´logs that
serve for ships�察�Cedar and cypress for the homes of men�察�Hence�察�too�察�the
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farmers shave their wheel´spokes�察 �hence Drums for their wains�察 �and
curved boat´keels fit�察 �Willows bear twigs enow�察 �the elm´tree leaves�察�
Myrtle stout spear´shafts�察 �war´tried cornel too�察�Yews into Ituraean bows
are bent�此�Nor do smooth lindens or lathe´polished box Shrink from man's
shaping and keen´furrowing steel�察�Light alder floats upon the boiling flood
Sped down the Padus�察�and bees house their swarms In rotten holm´oak's
hollow bark and bole。 What of like praise can Bacchus' gifts afford�拭�Nay�察�
Bacchus even to crime hath prompted�察 �he The wine´infuriate Centaurs
quelled with death�察 �Rhoetus and Pholus�察 �and with mighty bowl Hylaeus
threatening high the Lapithae。 Oh� �all too happy tillers of the soil�察�
Could they but know their blessedness�察 �for whom Far from the clash of
arms all´equal earth Pours from the ground herself their easy fare� �What
though no lofty palace portal´proud From all its chambers vomits forth a
tide Of morning courtiers�察 �nor agape they gaze On pillars with fair
tortoise´shell inwrought�察 �Gold´purfled robes�察 �and bronze from Ephyre�察�
Nor is the whiteness of their wool distained With drugs Assyrian�察�nor clear
olive's use With cassia tainted�察�yet untroubled calm�察�A life that knows no
falsehood�察 �rich enow With various treasures�察 �yet broad´acred ease�察�
Grottoes and living lakes�察 �yet Tempes cool�察 �Lowing of kine�察 �and sylvan
slumbers soft�察�They lack not�察�lawns and wild beasts' haunts are there�察�A
youth of labour patient�察 �need´inured�察 �Worship�察 �and reverend sires�此 �with
them from earth Departing justice her last footprints left。 Me before all
things may the Muses sweet�察 �Whose rites I bear with mighty passion
pierced�察 �Receive�察 �and show the paths and stars of heaven�察 �The sun's
eclipses and the labouring moons�察�From whence the earthquake�察�by what
power the seas Swell from their depths�察�and�察�every barrier burst�察�Sink back
upon themselves�察�why winter´suns So haste to dip 'neath ocean�察�or what
check The lingering night retards。 But if to these High realms of nature the
cold curdling blood About my heart bar access�察�then be fields And stream´
washed vales my solace�察�let me love Rivers and woods�察�inglorious。 Oh for
you Plains�察�and Spercheius�察�and Taygete�察�By Spartan maids o'er´revelled� �
Oh�察�for one�察�Would set me in deep dells of Haemus cool�察�And shield me
with his boughs' o'ershadowing might� �Happy�察 �who had the skill to
understand Nature's hid causes�察�and beneath his feet All terrors cast�察�and
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death's relentless doom�察�And the loud roar of greedy Acheron。 Blest too is
he who knows the rural gods�察 �Pan�察 �old Silvanus�察 �and the sister´nymphs� �
Him nor the rods of public power can bend�察�Nor kingly purple�察�nor fierce
feud that drives Brother to turn on brother�察�nor descent Of Dacian from the
Danube's leagued flood�察�Nor Rome's great State�察�nor kingdoms like to die�察�
Nor hath he grieved through pitying of the poor�察�Nor envied him that hath。
What fruit the boughs�察�And what the fields�察�of their own bounteous will
Have borne�察�he gathers�察�nor iron rule of laws�察�Nor maddened Forum have
his eyes beheld�察 �Nor archives of the people。 Others vex The darksome
gulfs of Ocean with their oars�察 �Or rush on steel�此 �they press within the
courts And doors of princes�察 �one with havoc falls Upon a city and its
hapless hearths�察�From gems to drink�察�on Tyrian rugs to lie�察�This hoards his
wealth and broods o'er buried gold�察�One at the rostra stares in blank amaze�察�
One gaping sits transported by the cheers�察�The answering cheers of plebs
and senate rolled Along the benches�此�bathed in brothers' blood Men revel�察�
and�察 �all delights of hearth and home For exile changing�察 �a new country
seek Beneath an alien sun。 The husbandman With hooked ploughshare
turns the soil�察�from hence Springs his year's labour�察�hence�察�too�察�he sustains
Country and cottage homestead�察�and from hence His herds of cattle and
deserving steers。 No respite� �still the year o'erflows with fruit�察�Or young of
kine�察�or Ceres' wheaten sheaf�察�With crops the furrow loads�察�and bursts the
barns。 Winter is come�此 �in olive´mills they bruise The Sicyonian berry�察�
acorn´cheered The swine troop homeward�察�woods their arbutes yield�察�So�察�
various fruit sheds Autumn�察 �and high up On sunny rocks the mellowing
vintage bakes。 Meanwhile about his lips sweet children cling�察�His chaste
house keeps its purity�察�his kine Drop milky udders�察�and on the lush green
grass Fat kids are striving�察�horn to butting horn。 Himself keeps holy days�察�
stretched o'er the sward�察 �Where round the fire his comrades crown the
bowl�察 �He pours libation�察 �and thy name invokes�察 �Lena
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