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bowl�察  �He   pours   libation�察  �and   thy   name   invokes�察  �Lenaeus�察  �and   for   the 

herdsmen on an elm Sets up a mark for the swift javelin�察�they Strip their 

tough bodies for the rustic sport。 Such life of yore the ancient Sabines led�察�

Such Remus and his brother�此�Etruria thus�察�Doubt not�察�to greatness grew�察�

and Rome became The fair world's fairest�察�and with circling wall Clasped 

to her single breast the sevenfold hills。 Ay�察�ere the reign of Dicte's king�察�ere 



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men�察�Waxed   godless�察 �banqueted   on   slaughtered   bulls�察 �Such   life on earth 

did golden Saturn lead。 Nor ear of man had heard the war´trump's blast�察�

Nor clang of sword on stubborn anvil set。         But lo� �a boundless space we 

have travelled o'er�察�'Tis time our steaming horses to unyoke。 



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                              GEORGIC III 



     Thee   too�察  �great   Pales�察  �will   I   hymn�察  �and   thee�察�Amphrysian   shepherd�察�

worthy   to   be   sung�察�You�察  �woods   and   waves   Lycaean。 All   themes   beside�察�

Which   else   had   charmed   the   vacant   mind   with   song�察  �Are   now   waxed 

common。 Of harsh Eurystheus who The story knows not�察�or that praiseless 

king   Busiris�察  �and   his   altars�拭  �or   by  whom   Hath   not   the   tale   been   told   of 

Hylas   young�察  �Latonian   Delos   and   Hippodame�察�And   Pelops   for   his   ivory 

shoulder famed�察�Keen charioteer�拭�Needs must a path be tried�察�By which I 

too may lift me from the dust�察�And float triumphant through the mouths of 

men。 Yea�察�I shall be the first�察�so life endure�察�To lead the Muses with me�察�as 

I pass To mine own country from the Aonian height�察�I�察�Mantua�察�first will 

bring thee back the palms Of Idumaea�察�and raise a marble shrine On thy 

green plain fast by the water´side�察�Where Mincius winds more vast in lazy 

coils�察�And   rims   his   margent   with   the   tender   reed。 Amid   my   shrine   shall 

Caesar's godhead dwell。 To him will I�察�as victor�察�bravely dight In Tyrian 

purple�察�drive along the bank A hundred four´horse cars。 All Greece for me�察�

Leaving Alpheus and Molorchus' grove�察�On foot shall strive�察�or with the 

raw´hide glove�察�Whilst I�察�my head with stripped green olive crowned�察�Will 

offer gifts。 Even 'tis present joy To lead the high processions to the fane�察�

And view the victims felled�察�or how the scene Sunders with shifted face�察�

and Britain's sons Inwoven thereon with those proud curtains rise。 Of gold 

and massive ivory on the doors I'll trace the battle of the Gangarides�察�And 

our   Quirinus'   conquering   arms�察  �and   there   Surging   with   war�察  �and   hugely 

flowing�察  �the   Nile�察  �And   columns   heaped   on   high   with   naval   brass。   And 

Asia's vanquished cities I will add�察�And quelled Niphates�察�and the Parthian 

foe�察�Who trusts in flight and backward´volleying darts�察�And trophies torn 

with twice triumphant hand From empires twain on ocean's either shore。 

And breathing forms of Parian marble there Shall stand�察�the offspring of 

Assaracus�察�And great names of the Jove´descended folk�察�And father Tros�察�

and Troy's first founder�察�lord Of Cynthus。 And accursed Envy there Shall 

dread   the    Furies�察 �and   thy   ruthless   flood�察 �Cocytus�察    �and  Ixion's   twisted 

snakes�察    �And    that  vast   wheel   and    ever´baffling    stone。   Meanwhile      the 

Dryad´haunted woods and lawns Unsullied seek we�察�'tis thy hard behest�察�



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Maecenas。   Without   thee   no   lofty   task   My   mind   essays。   Up�   �break   the 

sluggish bonds Of tarriance�察�with loud din Cithaeron calls�察�Steed´taming 

Epidaurus�察�and thy hounds�察�Taygete�察�and hark� �the assenting groves With 

peal on peal reverberate the roar。 Yet must I gird me to rehearse ere long 

The fiery fights of Caesar�察�speed his name Through ages�察�countless as to 

Caesar's self From the first birth´dawn of Tithonus old。                    If eager for the 

prized Olympian palm One breed the horse�察�or bullock strong to plough�察�

Be    his   prime    care   a   shapely    dam     to  choose。    Of    kine   grim´faced      is 

goodliest�察�with coarse head And burly neck�察�whose hanging dewlaps reach 

From chin to knee�察�of boundless length her flank�察�Large every way she is�察�

large´footed even�察�With incurved horns and shaggy ears beneath。 Nor let 

mislike me one with spots of white Conspicuous�察�or that spurns the yoke�察�

whose horn At times hath vice in't�此�liker bull´faced she�察�And tall´limbed 

wholly�察�and with tip of tail Brushing her footsteps as she walks along。 The 

age   for   Hymen's   rites�察  �Lucina's   pangs�察  �Ere   ten   years   ended�察  �after   four 

begins�察�Their residue of days nor apt to teem�察�Nor strong for ploughing。 

Meantime�察�while youth's delight Survives within them�察�loose the males�此�be 

first To speed thy herds of cattle to their loves�察�Breed stock with stock�察�and 

keep   the   race   supplied。   Ah�   �life's   best   hours   are   ever   first   to   fly   From 

hapless     mortals�察   �in  their   place   succeed     Disease     and   dolorous     eld�察 �till 

travail sore And death unpitying sweep them from the scene。 Still will be 

some�察    �whose     form   thou    fain   wouldst     change�察   �Renew      them   still�察 �with 

yearly   choice   of   young   Preventing   losses�察  �lest   too   late   thou   rue。      Nor 

steeds crave less selection�察�but on those Thou think'st to rear�察�the promise 

of their line�察�From earliest youth thy chiefest pains bestow。 See from the 

first   yon   high´bred     colt   afield�察  �His   lofty   step�察  �his   limbs'   elastic   tread�此�

Dauntless he leads the herd�察�still first to try The threatening flood�察�or brave 

the    unknown      bridge�察   �By   no   vain   noise    affrighted�察   �lofty´necked�察     �With 

clean´cut head�察�short belly�察�and stout back�察�His sprightly breast exuberant 

with brawn。 Chestnut and grey are good�察�the worst´hued white And sorrel。 

Then   lo�   �if   arms   are   clashed   afar�察  �Bide   still   he   cannot�此  �ears   stiffen   and 

limbs quake�察�His nostrils snort and roll out wreaths of fire。 Dense is his 

mane�察 �that   when   uplifted   falls   On his   right   shoulder�察  �betwixt   either   loin 

The   spine   runs   double�察  �his   earth´dinting   hoof   Rings   with   the   ponderous 



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beat of solid horn。 Even such a horse was Cyllarus�察�reined and tamed By 

Pollux of Amyclae�察�such the pair In Grecian song renowned�察�those steeds 

of Mars�察�And famed Achilles' team�此�in such´like form Great Saturn's self 

with   mane   flung   loose   on   neck   Sped   at   his   wife's   approach�察  �and   flying 

filled The  heights   of  Pelion   with   his piercing   neigh。          Even   him�察  �when 

sore disease or sluggish eld Now saps his strength�察�pen fast at home�察�and 

spare His not inglorious age。 A horse grown old Slow kindling unto love in 

vain   prolongs   The   fruitless   task�察  �and�察  �to   the   encounter   come�察�As   fire   in 

stubble blusters without strength�察�He rages idly。 Therefore mark thou first 

Their   age   and   mettle�察  �other   points   anon�察�As   breed   and   lineage�察  �or   what 

pain was theirs To lose the race�察�what pride the palm to win。 Seest how the 

chariots   in   mad   rivalry   Poured   from   the   barrier   grip   the   course   and   go�察�

When   youthful   hope   is   highest�察  �and   every  heart   Drained   with each   wild 

pulsation�拭�How they ply The circling lash�察�and reaching forward let The 

reins hang free� �Swift spins the glowing wheel�察�And now they stoop�察�and 

now erect in air Seem borne through space and towering to the sky�此�No 

stop�察�no stay�察�the dun sand whirls aloft�察�They reek with foam´flakes and 

pursuing   breath�察  �So   sweet   is   fame�察  �so   prized   the   victor's   palm。   'Twas 

Ericthonius first took heart to yoke Four horses to his car�察�and rode above 

The whirling wheels to victory�此�but the ring And bridle´reins�察�mounted on 

horses'    backs�察   �The   Pelethronian      Lapithae     bequeathed�察    �And    taught    the 

knight in arms to spurn the ground�察�And arch the upgathered footsteps of 

his pride。 Each task alike is   arduous�察�and   for each A horse young�察  �fiery�察�

swift of foot�察�they seek�察�How oft so´e'er yon rival may have chased The 

flying foe�察�or boast his native plain Epirus�察�or Mycenae's stubborn hold�察�

And trace his lineage back to Neptune's birth。                These points regarded�察�as 

the time draws nigh�察�With instant zeal they lavish all their care To plump 

with solid fat the chosen chief And designated husband of the herd�此�And 

flowery herbs they cut�察�and serve him well With corn and running water�察�

that   his   strength   Not   fail   him   for   that   labour   of   delight�察  �Nor   puny   colts 

betray the feeble sire。 The herd itself of purpose they reduce To leanness�察�

and when love's sweet longing first Provokes them�察�they forbid the leafy 

food�察�And pen them from the springs�察�and oft beside With running shake�察�

and   tire   them   in   the   sun�察  �What   time   the   threshing´floor   groans   heavily 



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With pounding of the corn´ears�察�and light chaff Is whirled on high to catch 

the   rising   west。   This   do   they   that   the   soil's   prolific   powers   May   not   be 

dulled by surfeiting�察�nor choke The sluggish furrows�察�but eagerly absorb 

Their fill of love�察�and deeply entertain。            To care of sire the mother's care 

succe
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