The Works of Hesiod (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1743. Excerpt: ... A winter garment now demands your care, 215 To guard the body from th' inclement air; Soft be the inward vest, the outward strong, And large to wrap you warm, down reaching long: Thin lay your wars, when you the loom prepare, And close to weave the woof no labour spare. 220 The rigour of the day a man defys, Thus cloath'd j nor fees his hairs like bristles rise. Next for your feet the well hair'd shoes provide, Hairy within, of a sound ox's hide. A kid's soft stein over your shoulders throw, 225 Unhurt to keep you from the rain or snow; And for your head a well made cov'ring get, To keep your ears safe from the cold and wet. j DEGREES215. A winter garment &c] Here Is a description of the old Greecian habit for men in winter. The soft tunic is an under garment, the other a fort of a loose coat to wrap round the body, which he informs you how to make. The wars is that part of the loom, when set, which the shuttle goes thro; the woof is the thread which comes from the stiuttle in weaving. To keep the neck warm he advises to throw the skin of some beast cross the shoulders. The covering for the head was a thick cap, which came quite over the ears. From his mentioning nothing else in particular, we may imagine the shoes compleated the dress. Le Qhrc, on this place, merryly observes, that the earnest directions for making the winter dress favour very much of old age in the poet: but I must beg leave to remark that some allowance is. to be made for the bad clime of his country, of which we find himself giving a wretched character. D 6 When When o'er the plains the north exerts his sway, From his sharp blasts piercing begins the day; 230 Then from the sky the morning dews descend, And fruitful o'er the happy lands extend. The waters by the winds convey'd on high, From living streams, in early ...