LUCRETIUS IS 



blow Steady, the sea is safe ; then you are safe to 

 trust the winds and drag down your swift ship to 

 the water's edge and put the cargo on board. . . . 

 Another good time for sailing is in the spring. . . . 

 I praise not the spring voyage, for it must be per- 

 formed in haste. . . . But death in the waves is 

 fearful. ... Do not put all your belongings in 

 hollow ships, but leave the bulk behind and take 



the smaller portion as cargo. 



Hesiod. 



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The Dawn of Navigation '<c:> <::i^ 

 (From The Nature of Things ; trans.) 



OR did the boisterous floods of the sea in 

 those times dash ships and men on the rocks. 

 The ocean, often rising and swelling, as it does to- 

 day, stormed in vain and to no purpose, and laid 

 aside its empty threats without effect ; nor could 

 the deceitful allurement of its calm water entice 

 with its smiling waves anyone into danger ; for 

 the daring art of navigation was then unknown. 

 . . The sea was next covered with ships for the 



sake of perfumes. 



Lucretius. 



