IV. The Poetry of Country Occupations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Introduction IX
4. I. The Arts of Men’s Hands and the Works of Nature 1
5. II. Early Georgic Essays in English 33
6. III. “The English Virgil” 43
7. IV. The Poetry of Country Occupations 59
8. V. The Muse of “Utility” 108
9. VI. Days and Seasons 122
10. VII. A Note on Local Verse 193
11. Conclusion 207
12. Appendix: Translations of Didactic Poetry Into English to 1850 219
13. Notes 224
14. Index 247