Georgic

 1    I|        showers, and winds~That bring the frost, the Sire of all
 2  III|  height;~I, Mantua, first will bring thee back the palms~Of Idumaea,
 3  III|     them and from snowy winds;~Bring food and feast them with
 4   IV|       shelter: hither must you bring~The savoury sweets I bid,
 5   IV|    such cares are dear~Himself bring thyme and pine-trees from
 6   IV|     life doth even to bee-folk bring ~Our human chances, if in
 7   IV|        knocking at her heart,~“Bring, bring him to our sight,”
 8   IV| knocking at her heart,~“Bring, bring him to our sight,” the mother
 9   IV|      for his hands the sisters bring,~With napkins of shorn pile,
10   IV|      or which time hath yet to bring;~So willed it Neptune, whose
11   IV|  Dell-nymphs, gracious powers:~Bring gifts, and sue for pardon:
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