Quamquam nec Calabrae mella ferunt apes, Nec Laestrygonia Bacchus in amphora Languescit mihi, nec pinguia Gallicis Crescunt vellera pascuis, Importuna tamen pauperies abest Quam si Mygdoniis regnum Alyattei Of fertile Afric know it not) Keeps at a distance far from me, Nor, if I wished a larger store, Wouldst thou refuse to give me more. Then if I Mygdon's plains obtained LIBER III. CARMEN XVIII. Faune, Nympharum fugientum amator, Si tener pleno cadit haedus anno, Ludit herboso pecus omne campo, Festus in pratis vacat otioso BOOK III. ODE XVIII. O Faunus, wooer of the Nymphs which flee, If, at the year's close, a young kid is killed, And with large draughts of wine the bowl is filled, When thy December's Nones come round again ; |