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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