Eclogues

Virgil

Vergil. The Poems of Vergil. Rhoades, James, translator. London: Oxford University Press, 1921.

  1. Yet will I, too, in turn, as best I may,
  2. sing thee a song, and to the stars uplift
  3. thy Daphnis—Daphnis to the stars extol,
  4. for me too Daphnis loved.
MOPSUS
  1. Than such a boon
  2. what dearer could I deem? the boy himself
  3. was worthy to be sung, and many a time
  4. hath Stimichon to me your singing praised.
MENALCAS
  1. “In dazzling sheen with unaccustomed eyes