Eclogues

Virgil

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

  1. daphnis stands rapt before Olympus' gate,
  2. and sees beneath his feet the clouds and stars.
  3. Wherefore the woods and fields, Pan, shepherd-folk,
  4. and Dryad-maidens, thrill with eager joy;
  5. nor wolf with treacherous wile assails the flock,
  6. nor nets the stag: kind Daphnis loveth peace.
  7. The unshorn mountains to the stars up-toss
  8. voices of gladness; ay, the very rocks,
  9. the very thickets, shout and sing, ‘A god,