VIII.

Which first leaping from the neighbouring hill
Intendss its purlingt for the dewy grottoes,
And provokes the coloured pebbles with

IX.

Its murmuring rill;"

Soon it collects its rapid waters, wandering in the
Oaken-groves, and with swelling wave

Seeks its sire, inferior (stream), and challenges

Nor does pleasure alone charm their
Virgin' minds; they venerate the stream,
And grace with flowers the willows that

Growz around.

XII.

Uncultureda grass clothes the banks,

The goose crosses the pools with his webbed foot,
The fish vainly leaping is dragged by the

Tenacious hook.

XIII.

Thence do the shepherds' reeds resound,

The lamb wears on his back a clear fleece,
The cow displays a broad flank amid

XIV.

That shore has-charms for me above all,

May I be-content to repose on these banks,
Reclining amid the flowery honours

XV.

Of the country!

Hence may I knit chaplets for my head:
Flowers gathered in anye vale please
Me not, nor bough chosen (from)

Every stock.

EXERCISE XXXI.

E PSALMO cxxxvi.

I.

We sat near the waves of Babylon,

A weeping, captive band; and whenever,3

O Sion, the sad image of thee2 cames fresh

[Upon our] hearts,3

II.

We wept much: pious grief2

Gushed forth into tears. O flute,4

Sweet soother of toils,2 may'st thou farewell

III.

For3h a long age,3

Ne'er to-speak1 nor to-please hereafter! While thus
We stood weeping, "Come," the conqueror urges,
Treacherously smiling, "Come, who shall sing

IV.

How,' Parent of the World, can-we-tunem a

Strain dedicated to Thee in a hostile city? and
Can a foreign land hear a melody worthy

V.

Of a sacred ear?

Ah! if any day should see2 me

Forgetful of thy1 honour, Solymē,

May my right-hand forgetful of its quill be stupified

In eternal sloth.

VI.

May my tongue ever cleave to my dry mouth,P

Unless duly mindful of Sion it

Chaunt her consecrated praises ever in

Votive hymn!

VII.

"Seize, destroy utterly the walls," said

Idume, mocking our tears;

Hearest Thou this, avenging Father, hearest Thou this?

and do

Thy lightnings linger?

VIII.

Thee also, devoted to a like ruin,

Powerful queen of cities, in-thy-turn

Thee triumphed-over, Babylon, Sion's

Fates shall await.

IX.

Then will she, applauding (say), “Come, Hail whoever "Slaughters infants:"

"Hail [whoever] submits to be styled avenger of the "Jewish name!"

EXERCISE XXXII.

AD PACEM.

O Goddess, hostile to wars,

I.

Bounteous Peace, turn your snowy steeds,t

And leave the courts of

The Gods.

11.

Europe," too-long abandoned a prey to Mars,
Demands you; to you the Gaul (pours forth)
Vows, to you, in-rivalry, a thousand vows

The suppliant Spaniard pours.

III.

The Britain who-drinks the Thames

Builds peaceful altars to you spontaneously,

And the Hollander, who harasses rivers

With ships.

IV.

The Sicambrian, Lord of the Ister, calls upon you:

And the Allobrogian in his Subalpine

Frosts, and he whom Tagus enriches with

Its enviable sands.

V.

Gentle Peace, by vicissitude of ease

Banish the turbulent din of Gradivus ;

And senda Fear and Care afar to

The restless North.

VI.

Enough already, while the flamee ravaged us,
Have we borne our foes' fell rage:

And the rich plains have been soaked

With overflowing blood.

VII.

Cruel Libitina with manyf a weapon
Has stripped cities of their citizens:
And laid-low the husbandmen buried in

The desolates country.

VIII.

Not always does the sailor, fearful of death,h
Turn-pale-at the storm brooding over ships:
Nor does the sea strewn-with-wrecks, everk

Roar with surging wave.

IX.

After Jupiter has caused-to-tremble the poles1 of
The world with thundering hand,

He often clears the rainy sky

Driving-away" clouds.

X.

Now when Zephyr thinks to recall

Springtide warmth, Winter being exiled,
Raise your beauteous head, and regard