Eclogues Virgil Vergil. The Poems of Vergil. Rhoades, James, translator. London: Oxford University Press, 1921. shall all things bear alike: the glebe no moreshall feel the harrow's grip, nor vine the hook;the sturdy ploughman shall loose yoke from steer,nor wool with varying colours learn to lie;but in the meadows shall the ram himself,now with soft flush of purple, now with tintof yellow saffron, teach his fleece to shine.