Georgic

1    I|   tiny mouse~Her home, and plants her granary, underground,~
2   II|  frame~Of the tree-mother, plants them in the trench;~One
3   II| goats that kill the tender plants, then seek~Full-fed Tarentum’
4   II| their new mother the young plants estrange.~Nay, even the
5   II|    of earth; nor wound the plants~With blunted blade; nor
6   II|   vapour creep,~And so the plants their drooping spirits raise.~
7   II|    Yields moisture for the plants, and heavy fruit,~The ploughshare
8   IV|   my crops;~Burn the young plants, and wield the stubborn