Eclogues

Virgil

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

  1. two beakers yearly of fresh milk afoam,
  2. and of rich olive-oil two bowls, will set;
  3. and of the wine-god's bounty above all,
  4. if cold, before the hearth, or in the shade
  5. at harvest-time, to glad the festal hour,
  6. from flasks of Ariusian grape will pour
  7. sweet nectar. Therewithal at my behest
  8. shall Lyctian Aegon and Damoetas sing,
  9. and Alphesiboeus emulate in dance
  10. the dancing Satyrs. This, thy service due,