Tag: Georgics
One Faithful Bee
“Some have affirmed that bees possess a share Of the divine mind and drink ethereal draughts; For God, they say, pervades the whole of...
Learning from the Bees
“Passing their lives under exalted laws,
Alone they recognize a fatherland
And the sanctity of a home, and provident
For coming winter set to work in summer
And...
The Gift of Spring
“Nor would the stress
Of life be bearable for tender things
Did not so long a respite come between
The cold and heat, and heaven’s indulgence grant
This...
A Husband in Winter
“At the very moment when the vine has shed
Its latest leaves and the cold north wind has shaken
The glory from the woods, at that...