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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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