Hinc, ubi iam firmāta virum tē fēcerit aetās,
cēdet et ipse marī vector, nec nautica pīnus
mūtābit mercēs; omnis feret omnia tellūs.
nōn rastrōs patiētur humus, nōn vīnea falcem, 40
rōbustus quoque iam taurīs iuga solvet arātor;
nec variōs discet mentīrī lāna colōrēs,
ipse sed in prātīs ariēs iam suāve rubentī
mūrice, iam croceō mūtābit vellera lūtō;
sponte suā sandyx pāscentīs vestiet agnōs. 45
vocabulary
hinc: from here, hence
firmō firmāre firmāvī firmātus: to strengthen; establish
vector –ōris m.: carrier; passenger
nauticus –a –um: of ships; nautical
pīnus –ūs or –ī: pine tree; (meton.) a ship
merx mercis f.: goods, commodities, merchandise
rastrum –ī n.: a rake; toothed hoe
vīnea –ae f.: grapevines
falx –cis f.: scythe, sickle
rōbustus –a –um: strong
taurus taurī m.: bull
arātor –ōris m.: ploughman
mentior mentīrī mentītus: to invent, pretend
lāna –ae f.: wool
prātum prātī n.: meadow; field, plain
ariēs –etis m.: ram
suāvis suāve: agreeable, pleasant; charming
rubeō rubēre rubuī: to be red
mūrex –icis m.: the murex or purple fish
croceus –a –um: saffron-colored, yellow
vellus –eris n.: fleece
lūtum –ī n.: yellow-weed, used in making dye
sponte: of one's own will, spontaneously
sandyx –ycis f.: a plant used for dyeing, or the dye derived from it; madder (Rubia tinctorum), used for dyeing red