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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
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