The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan, Including the Shield of Hercules / Translated into English rhyme and blank verse; with a dissertation on the life and æra, the poems and mythology of Hesiod, and copious notes.

by Hesiod

The sixth in vats the gifts of Bacchus press;

Of Bacchus gladdening earth with store of pleasantness.

But when beneath the skies [118]on morning’s brink

The Pleiads, Hyads, and Orion sink;

Know then the ploughing and the seed-time near:

Thus well-disposed shall glide thy rustic year.

But if thy breast with nautical desire

The perilous deep’s uncertain gains inspire,

When chased by strong Orion down the heaven

Sink the seven stars in gloomy ocean driven;