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  And in the greenwood from a shaken oak

  Seek solace for thine hunger。

                         Now to tell

  The sturdy rustics' weapons�察�what they are��

  Without which�察�neither can be sown nor reared

  The fruits of harvest�察�first the bent plough's share

  And heavy timber�察�and slow´lumbering wains

  Of the Eleusinian mother�察�threshing´sleighs

  And drags�察�and harrows with their crushing weight��

  Then the cheap wicker´ware of Celeus old��

  Hurdles of arbute�察�and thy mystic fan��

  Iacchus�察�which�察�full tale�察�long ere the time

  Thou must with heed lay by�察�if thee await

  Not all unearned the country's crown divine。

  While yet within the woods�察�the elm is tamed

  And bowed with mighty force to form the stock��

  And take the plough's curved shape�察�then nigh the root

  A pole eight feet projecting�察�earth´boards twain��

  And share´beam with its double back they fix。

  For yoke is early hewn a linden light��

  And a tall beech for handle�察�from behind

  To turn the car at lowest�此�then o'er the hearth

  The wood they hang till the smoke knows it well。

    Many the precepts of the men of old

  I can recount thee�察�so thou start not back��

  And such slight cares to learn not weary thee。

  And this among the first�此�thy threshing´floor

  With ponderous roller must be levelled smooth��

  And wrought by hand�察�and fixed with binding chalk��

  Lest weeds arise�察�or dust a passage win

  Splitting the surface�察�then a thousand plagues

  Make sport of it�此�oft builds the tiny mouse

  Her home�察�and plants her granary�察�underground��

  Or burrow for their bed the purblind moles��

  Or toad is found in hollows�察�and all the swarm

  Of earth's unsightly creatures�察�or a huge

  Corn´heap the weevil plunders�察�and the ant��

  Fearful of coming age and penury。

    Mark too�察�what time the walnut in the woods

  With ample bloom shall clothe her�察�and bow down

  Her odorous branches�察�if the fruit prevail��

  Like store of grain will follow�察�and there shall come

  A mighty winnowing´time with mighty heat��

  But if the shade with wealth of leaves abound��

  Vainly your threshing´floor will bruise the stalks

  Rich but in chaff。 Many myself have seen

  Steep�察�as they sow�察�their pulse´seeds�察�drenching them

  With nitre and black oil´lees�察�that the fruit

  Might swell within the treacherous pods�察�and they

  Make speed to boil at howso small a fire。

  Yet�察�culled with caution�察�proved with patient toil��

  These have I seen degenerate�察�did not man

  Put forth his hand with power�察�and year by year

  Choose out the largest。 So�察�by fate impelled��

  Speed all things to the worse�察�and backward borne

  Glide from us�察�even as who with struggling oars

  Up stream scarce pulls a shallop�察�if he chance

  His arms to slacken�察�lo� �with headlong force

  The current sweeps him down the hurrying tide。

    Us too behoves Arcturus' sign observe��

  And the Kids' seasons and the shining Snake��

  No less than those who o'er the windy main

  Borne homeward tempt the Pontic�察�and the jaws

  Of oyster´rife Abydos。 When the Scales

  Now poising fair the hours of sleep and day

  Give half the world to sunshine�察�half to shade��

  Then urge your bulls�察�my masters�察�sow the plain

  Even to the verge of tameless winter's showers

  With barley�此�then�察�too�察�time it is to hide

  Your flax in earth�察�and poppy�察�Ceres' joy��

  Aye�察�more than time to bend above the plough��

  While earth�察�yet dry�察�forbids not�察�and the clouds

  Are buoyant。 With the spring comes bean´sowing��

  Thee�察�too�察�Lucerne�察�the crumbling furrows then

  Receive�察�and millet's annual care returns��

  What time the white bull with his gilded horns

  Opens the year�察�before whose threatening front��

  Routed the dog´star sinks。 But if it be

  For wheaten harvest and the hardy spelt��

  Thou tax the soil�察�to corn´ears wholly given��

  Let Atlas' daughters hide them in the dawn��

  The Cretan star�察�a crown of fire�察�depart��

  Or e'er the furrow's claim of seed thou quit��

  Or haste thee to entrust the whole year's hope

  To earth that would not。 Many have begun

  Ere Maia's star be setting�察�these�察�I trow��

  Their looked´for harvest fools with empty ears。

  But if the vetch and common kidney´bean

  Thou'rt fain to sow�察�nor scorn to make thy care

  Pelusiac lentil�察�no uncertain sign

  Bootes' fall will send thee�察�then begin��

  Pursue thy sowing till half the frosts be done。

    Therefore it is the golden sun�察�his course

  Into fixed parts dividing�察�rules his way

  Through the twelve constellations of the world。

  Five zones the heavens contain�察�whereof is one

  Aye red with flashing sunlight�察�fervent aye

  From fire�察�on either side to left and right

  Are traced the utmost twain�察�stiff with blue ice��

  And black with scowling storm´clouds�察�and betwixt

  These and the midmost�察�other twain there lie��

  By the Gods' grace to heart´sick mortals given��

  And a path cleft between them�察�where might wheel

  On sloping plane the system of the Signs。

  And as toward Scythia and Rhipaean heights

  The world mounts upward�察�likewise sinks it down

  Toward Libya and the south�察�this pole of ours

  Still towering high�察�that other�察�'neath their feet��

  By dark Styx frowned on�察�and the abysmal shades。

  Here glides the huge Snake forth with sinuous coils

  'Twixt the two Bears and round them river´wise´

  The Bears that fear 'neath Ocean's brim to dip。

  There either�察�say they�察�reigns the eternal hush

  Of night that knows no seasons�察�her black pall

  Thick´mantling fold on fold�察�or thitherward

  From us returning Dawn brings back the day��

  And when the first breath of his panting steeds

  On us the Orient flings�察�that hour with them

  Red Vesper 'gins to trim his his 'lated fires。

  Hence under doubtful skies forebode we can

  The coming tempests�察�hence both harvest´day

  And seed´time�察�when to smite the treacherous main

  With driving oars�察�when launch the fair´rigged fleet��

  Or in ripe hour to fell the forest´pine。

  Hence�察�too�察�not idly do we watch the stars´

  Their rising and their setting´and the year��

  Four varying seasons to one law conformed。

    If chilly showers e'er shut the farmer's door��

  Much that had soon with sunshine cried for haste��

  He may forestall�察�the ploughman batters keen

  His blunted share's hard tooth�察�scoops from a tree

  His troughs�察�or on the cattle stamps a brand��

  Or numbers on the corn´heaps�察�some make sharp

  The stakes and two´pronged forks�察�and willow´bands

  Amerian for the bending vine prepare。

  Now let the pliant basket plaited be

  Of bramble´twigs�察�now set your corn to parch

  Before the fire�察�now bruise it with the stone。

  Nay even on holy days some tasks to ply

  Is right and lawful�此�this no ban forbids��

  To turn the runnel's course�察�fence corn´fields in��

  Make springes for the birds�察�burn up the briars��

  And plunge in wholesome stream the bleating flock。

  Oft too with oil or apples plenty´cheap

  The creeping ass's ribs his driver packs��

  And home from town returning brings instead

  A dented mill´stone or black lump of pitch。

    The moon herself in various rank assigns

  The days for labour lucky�此�fly the fifth��

  Then sprang pale Orcus and the Eumenides��

  Earth then in awful labour brought to light

  Coeus�察�Iapetus�察�and Typhoeus fell��

  And those sworn brethren banded to break down

  The gates of heaven�察�thrice�察�sooth to say�察�they strove

  Ossa on Pelion's top to heave and heap��

  Aye�察�and on Ossa to up´roll amain

  Leafy Olympus�察�thrice with thunderbolt

  Their mountain´stair the Sire asunder smote。

  Seventh after tenth is lucky both to set

  The vine in earth�察�and take and tame the steer��

  And fix the leashes to the warp�察�the ninth

  To runagates is kinder�察�cross to thieves。

    Many the tasks that lightlier lend themselves

  In chilly night�察�or when the sun is young��

  And Dawn bedews the world。 By night 'tis best

  To reap light stubble�察�and parched fields by night��

  For nights the suppling moisture never fails。

  And one will sit the long late watches out

  By winter fire´light�察�shaping with keen blade

  The torches to a point�察�his wife the while��

  Her tedious labour soothing with a song��

  Speeds the shrill comb along the warp�察�or else

  With Vulcan's aid boils the sweet must´juice down��

  And skims with leaves the quivering cauldron's wave。

    But ruddy Ceres in mid heat is mown��

  And in mid heat the parched ears are bruised

  Upon the floor�察�to plough strip�察�strip to sow��

  Winter's the lazy time for husbandmen。

  In the cold season farmers wont to taste

  The increase of their toil�察�and yield themselves

  To mutual interchange of festal cheer。

  Boon winter bids them�察�and unbinds their cares��

  As laden keels�察�when now the port they touch��

  And happy sailors crown the sterns with flowers。

  Nathless then also time it is to strip

  Acorns from oaks�察�and berries from the bay��

  Olives�察�and bleeding myrtles�察�then to set

  Snares for the crane�察�and meshes for the stag��

  And hunt the long´eared hares�察�then pierce the doe

  With whirl of hempen´thonged Balearic sling��

  While snow lies deep�察�and streams are drifting ice。

    What need to tell of autumn's storms and stars��

  And wherefore men must watch�察�when now the day

  Grows shorter�察�and more soft the summer's heat��

  When Spring the rain´bringer comes rushing down��

  Or when the beards of harvest on the plain

  Bristle already�察�and the milky corn

  On its green stalk is swelling�拭�Many a time��

  When now the farmer to his yellow fields

  The reaping´hind came bringing�察�even in act

  To lop the brittle barley stems�察�have I

  Seen all the windy legions clash in war

  Together�察�as to rend up far and wide

  The heavy corn´crop from its lowest roots��

  And toss it skyward�此�so might winter's flaw��

  Dark´eddying�察�whirl light stalks and flying straws。

    Oft too come

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