In camps to suffer, and in fields to dare:
But happier chance than mine attend thy care!
This day my hand thy tender age shall shield,
And crown with honors of the conquered field;
Thou, when thy riper years shall send thee forth
To toils of war, be mindful of thy worth:
Assert thy birthright; and in arms be known
For Hector’s nephew, and Æneas’ son.’”
Turning from the camp to the sweets of domestic life, we find in the same charming poet (Georg. ii. 523) these lines:
“His cares are eased with intervals of bliss: