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Eclogues (1.31-1.60)

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comparing small with great; but this as far
above all other cities rears her head
as cypress above pliant osier towers.
MELIBOEUS
And what so potent cause took you to Rome?
TITYRUS
Freedom, which, though belated, cast at length
her eyes upon the sluggard, when my beard
'gan whiter fall beneath the barber's blade—
cast eyes, I say, and, though long tarrying, came,
now when, from Galatea's yoke released,
I serve but Amaryllis: for I will own,
while Galatea reigned over me, I had
no hope of freedom, and no thought to save.
Though many a victim from my folds went forth,
or rich cheese pressed for the unthankful town,
never with laden hands returned I home.
MELIBOEUS
I used to wonder, Amaryllis, why
you cried to heaven so sadly, and for whom
you left the apples hanging on the trees;
'twas Tityrus was away. Why, Tityrus,
the very pines, the very water-springs,
the very vineyards, cried aloud for you.
TITYRUS
What could I do? how else from bonds be freed,
or otherwhere find gods so nigh to aid?
There, Meliboeus, I saw that youth to whom
yearly for twice six days my altars smoke.
There instant answer gave he to my suit,
“Feed, as before, your kine, boys, rear your bulls.”
MELIBOEUS
So in old age, you happy man, your fields
will still be yours, and ample for your need!
Though, with bare stones o'erspread, the pastures all
comparing 1 w 9
small 1 w 14
with 1 w 18
great 1 w 23
but 1 w 27
this 1 w 31
as 1 w 33
far 1 w 36
above 1 w 41
all 2 w 44
other 1 w 49
cities 1 w 55
rears 1 w 60
her 2 w 63
head 1 w 67
as 2 w 69
cypress 1 w 76
above 2 w 81
pliant 1 w 87
osier 1 w 92
towers 1 w 98
MELIBOEUS 1 w 108
And 1 w 111
what 1 w 115
so 1 w 117
potent 1 w 123
cause 1 w 128
took 1 w 132
you 1 w 135
to 3 w 137
Rome 1 w 141
TITYRUS 1 w 149
Freedom 1 w 156
which 1 w 162
though 1 w 169
belated 1 w 176
cast 1 w 181
at 4 w 183
length 1 w 189
her 3 w 192
eyes 1 w 196
upon 1 w 200
the 2 w 203
sluggard 1 w 211
when 1 w 216
my 1 w 218
beard 1 w 223
gan 1 w 227
whiter 1 w 233
fall 1 w 237
beneath 1 w 244
the 3 w 247
barber 1 w 253
s 16 w 255
blade 1 w 260
cast 2 w 265
eyes 2 w 269
I 3 w 271
say 1 w 274
and 1 w 278
though 2 w 285
long 1 w 289
tarrying 1 w 297
came 1 w 302
now 1 w 306
when 2 w 310
from 1 w 315
Galatea 1 w 322
s 20 w 324
yoke 1 w 328
released 1 w 336
I 4 w 338
serve 1 w 343
but 2 w 346
Amaryllis 1 w 355
for 1 w 359
I 5 w 360
will 1 w 364
own 1 w 367
while 1 w 373
Galatea 2 w 380
reigned 1 w 387
over 1 w 391
me 3 w 393
I 6 w 395
had 1 w 398
no 2 w 400
hope 1 w 404
of 1 w 406
freedom 1 w 413
and 2 w 417
no 3 w 419
thought 1 w 426
to 4 w 428
save 1 w 432
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many 1 w 443
a 42 w 444
victim 1 w 450
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my 2 w 456
folds 1 w 461
went 1 w 465
forth 1 w 470
or 3 w 473
rich 1 w 477
cheese 1 w 483
pressed 1 w 490
for 3 w 493
the 4 w 496
unthankful 1 w 506
town 1 w 510
never 1 w 516
with 2 w 520
laden 1 w 525
hands 1 w 530
returned 1 w 538
I 7 w 539
home 1 w 543
MELIBOEUS 2 w 553
I 9 w 554
used 1 w 558
to 6 w 560
wonder 1 w 566
Amaryllis 2 w 576
why 1 w 580
you 2 w 583
cried 1 w 588
to 7 w 590
heaven 1 w 596
so 2 w 598
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and 4 w 607
for 4 w 610
whom 1 w 614
you 3 w 617
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apples 1 w 630
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Tityrus 1 w 660
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vineyards 1 w 730
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you 4 w 747
TITYRUS 2 w 755
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I 11 w 765
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bonds 1 w 784
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freed 2 w 791
or 7 w 794
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suit 1 w 926
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age 1 w 990
you 8 w 994
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man 2 w 1002
your 3 w 1007
fields 1 w 1013
will 2 w 1017
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be 7 w 1024
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and 5 w 1033
ample 1 w 1038
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your 5 w 1045
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the 11 w 1085
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