Hushedintheshadow, whilethesunishot,

Watchedbytheherdsman, whouponhisstaff

Isleaning, andinleaningtendeththem;

Andastheshepherd, lodgingoutofdoors,

Passesthenightbesidehisquietflock,

Watchingthatnowildbeastmayscatterit,

Suchatthathourwerewe, allthreeofus,

Ilikethegoat, andliketheherdsmenthey,

Begirtonthissideandonthatbyrocks.

Littlecouldtherebeseenofthingswithout;

ButthroughthatlittleIbeheldthestars

Moreluminousandlargerthantheirwont.

Thusruminating, andbeholdingthese,

Sleepseizeduponme,—sleep, thatoftentimes

Beforeadeedisdonehastidingsofit.

Itwasthehour, Ithink, whenfromtheEast

FirstonthemountainCithereabeamed,

Whowiththefireofloveseemsalwaysburning;

Youthfulandbeautifulindreamsmethought

Isawaladywalkinginameadow,

Gatheringflowers; andsingingshewassaying:

"Knowwhosoevermaymynamedemand

ThatIamLeah, andgomovinground

Mybeauteoushandstomakemyselfagarland.

Topleasemeatthemirror, hereIdeckme,

ButneverdoesmysisterRachelleave

Herlooking-glass, andsittethalldaylong.

Toseeherbeauteouseyesaseagerisshe,

AsIamtoadornmewithmyhands;

Her, seeing, andme, doingsatisfies."

Andnowbeforetheantelucansplendours

Thatuntopilgrimsthemoregratefulrise,

As, home-returning, lessremotetheylodge,

Thedarknessfledawayoneveryside,

Andslumberwithit; whereuponIrose,

SeeingalreadythegreatMastersrisen.

"Thatapplesweet, whichthroughsomanybranches

Thecareofmortalsgoethinpursuitof,

To-dayshallputinpeacethyhungerings."

Speakingtome, Virgiliusofsuchwords