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  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 comes looming vast along the sky

  A march of waters�察�mustering from above��

  The clouds roll up the tempest�察�heaped and grim

  With angry showers�此�down falls the height of heaven��

  And with a great rain floods the smiling crops��

  The oxen's labour�此�now the dikes fill fast��

  And the void river´beds swell thunderously��

  And all the panting firths of Ocean boil。

  The Sire himself in midnight of the clouds

  Wields with red hand the levin�察�through all her bulk

  Earth at the hurly quakes�察�the beasts are fled��

  And mortal hearts of every kindred sunk

  In cowering terror�察�he with flaming brand

  Athos�察�or Rhodope�察�or Ceraunian crags

  Precipitates�此�then doubly raves the South

  With shower on blinding shower�察�and woods and coasts

  Wail fitfully beneath the mighty blast。

  This fearing�察�mark the months and Signs of heaven��

  Whither retires him Saturn's icy star��

  And through what heavenly cycles wandereth

  The glowing orb Cyllenian。 Before all

  Worship the Gods�察�and to great Ceres pay

  Her yearly dues upon the happy sward

  With sacrifice�察�anigh the utmost end

  Of winter�察�and when Spring begins to smile。

  Then lambs are fat�察�and wines are mellowest then��

  Then sleep is sweet�察�and dark the shadows fall

  Upon the mountains。 Let your rustic youth

  To Ceres do obeisance�察�one and all��

  And for her pleasure thou mix honeycombs

  With milk and the ripe wine´god�察�thrice for luck

  Around the young corn let the victim go��

  And all the choir�察�a joyful company��

  Attend it�察�and with shouts bid Ceres come

  To be their house´mate�察�and let no man dare

  Put sickle to the ripened ears until��

  With woven oak his temples chapleted��

  He foot the rugged dance and chant the lay。

    Aye�察�and that these things we might win to know

  By certain tokens�察�heats�察�and showers�察�and winds

  That bring the frost�察�the Sire of all himself

  Ordained what warnings in her monthly round

  The moon should give�察�what bodes the south wind's fall��

  What oft´repeated sights the herdsman seeing

  Should keep his cattle closer to their stalls。

  No sooner are the winds at point to rise��

  Than either Ocean's firths begin to toss

  And swell�察�and a dry crackling sound is heard

  Upon the heights�察�or one loud ferment booms

  The beach afar�察�and through the forest goes

  A murmur multitudinous。 By this

  Scarce can the billow spare the curved keels��

  When swift the sea´gulls from the middle main

  Come winging�察�and their shrieks are shoreward borne��

  When ocean´loving cormorants on dry land

  Besport them�察�and the hern�察�her marshy haunts

  Forsaking�察�mounts above the soaring cloud。

  Oft�察�too�察�when wind is toward�察�the stars thou'lt see

  From heaven shoot headlong�察�and through murky night

  Long trails of fire white´glistening in their wake��

  Or light chaff flit in air with fallen leaves��

  Or feathers on the wave´top float and play。

  But when from regions of the furious North

  It lightens�察�and when thunder fills the halls

  Of Eurus and of Zephyr�察�all the fields

  With brimming dikes are flooded�察�and at sea

  No mariner but furls his dripping sails。

  Never at unawares did shower annoy��

  Or�察�as it rises�察�the high´soaring cranes

  Flee to the vales before it�察�with face

  Upturned to heaven�察�the heifer snuffs the gale

  Through gaping nostrils�察�or about the meres

  Shrill´twittering flits the swallow�察�and the frogs

  Crouch in the mud and chant their dirge of old。

  Oft�察�too�察�the ant from out her inmost cells��

  Fretting the narrow path�察�her eggs conveys��

  Or the huge bow sucks moisture�察�or a host

  Of rooks from food returning in long line

  Clamour with jostling wings。 Now mayst thou see

  The various ocean´fowl and those that pry

  Round Asian meads within thy fresher´pools��

  Cayster�察�as in eager rivalry��

  About their shoulders dash the plenteous spray��

  Now duck their head beneath the wave�察�now run

  Into the billows�察�for sheer idle joy

  Of their mad bathing´revel。 Then the crow

  With full voice�察�good´for´naught�察�inviting rain��

  Stalks on the dry sand mateless and alone。

  Nor e'en the maids�察�that card their nightly task��

  Know not the storm´sign�察�when in blazing crock

  They see the lamp´oil sputtering with a growth

  Of mouldy snuff´clots。

                         So too�察�after rain��

  Sunshine and open skies thou mayst forecast��

  And learn by tokens sure�察�for then nor dimmed

  Appear the stars' keen edges�察�nor the moon

  As borrowing of her brother's beams to rise��

  Nor fleecy films to float along the sky。

  Not to the sun's warmth then upon the shore

  Do halcyons dear to Thetis ope their wings��

  Nor filthy swine take thought to toss on high

  With scattering snout the straw´wisps。 But the clouds

  Seek more the vales�察�and rest upon the plain��

  And from the roof´top the night´owl for naught

  Watching the sunset plies her 'lated song。

  Distinct in clearest air is Nisus seen

  Towering�察�and Scylla for the purple lock

  Pays dear�察�for whereso�察�as she flies�察�her wings

  The light air winnow�察�lo� �fierce�察�implacable��

  Nisus with mighty whirr through heaven pursues��

  Where Nisus heavenward soareth�察�there her wings

  Clutch as she flies�察�the light air winnowing still。

  Soft then the voice of rooks from indrawn throat

  Thrice�察�four times�察�o'er repeated�察�and full oft

  On their high cradles�察�by some hidden joy

  Gladdened beyond their wont�察�in bustling throngs

  Among the leaves they riot�察�so sweet it is��

  When showers are spent�察�their own loved nests again

  And tender brood to visit。 Not�察�I deem��

  That heaven some native wit to these assigned��

  Or fate a larger prescience�察�but that when

  The storm and shifting moisture of the air

  Have changed their courses�察�and the sky´god now��

  Wet with the south´wind�察�thickens what was rare��

  And what was gross releases�察�then�察�too�察�change

  Their spirits' fleeting phases�察�and their breasts

  Feel other motions now�察�than when the wind

  Was driving up the cloud´rack。 Hence proceeds

  That blending of the feathered choirs afield��

  The cattle's exultation�察�and the rooks'

  Deep´throated triumph。

                         But if the headlong sun

  And moons in order following thou regard��

  Ne'er will to´morrow's hour deceive thee�察�ne'er

  Wilt thou be caught by guile of cloudless night。

  When first the moon recalls her rallying fires��

  If dark the air clipped by her crescent dim��

  For folks afield and on the open sea

  A mighty rain is brewing�察�but if her face

  With maiden blush she mantle�察�'twill be wind��

  For wind turns Phoebe still to ruddier gold。

  But if at her fourth rising�察�for 'tis that

  Gives surest counsel�察�clear she ride thro' heaven

  With horns unblunted�察�then shall that whole day��

  And to the month's end those that spring from it��

  Rainless and windless be�察�while safe ashore

 

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