Eclogues

Virgil

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

  1. in a steep glen, with coats white-dappled still,
  2. from a sheep's udders suckled twice a day—
  3. these still I keep for you; which Thestilis
  4. implores me oft to let her lead away;
  5. and she shall have them, since my gifts you spurn.
  6. Come hither, beauteous boy; for you the Nymphs
  7. bring baskets, see, with lilies brimmed; for you,
  8. plucking pale violets and poppy-heads,
  9. now the fair Naiad, of narcissus flower
  10. and fragrant fennel, doth one posy twine—
  11. with cassia then, and other scented herbs,
  12. blends them, and sets the tender hyacinth off
  13. with yellow marigold. I too will pick
  14. quinces all silvered-o'er with hoary down,
  15. chestnuts, which Amaryllis wont to love,
  16. and waxen plums withal: this fruit no less