| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1486. Virgil’s Tomb |
| | | “Cecini Pascua, Rura, Duces” |
| | | By Robert Cameron Rogers |
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| ON an olive-crested steep | |
| Hanging o’er the dusty road, | |
| Lieth in his last abode, | |
| Wrapped in everlasting sleep, | |
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| He who in the days of yore | 5 |
| Sang of pastures, sang of farms, | |
| Sang of heroes and their arms, | |
| Sang of passion, sang of war. | |
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| When the lark at dawning tells, | |
| Herald like, the coming day, | 10 |
| And along the dusty way | |
| Comes the sound of tinkling bells, | |
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| Rising to the tomb aloft, | |
| While some modern Corydon | |
| Drives his bleating cattle on | 15 |
| From the stable to the croft: | |
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| Then the soul of Virgil seems | |
| To awaken from its dreams, | |
| To sing again the melodies | |
| Of which he often tells,— | 20 |
| The music of the birds, | |
| The lowing of the herds, | |
| The tinkling of the bells. | |
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