XXVII.
Reading edition
On the bleakness of my lot Bloom I strove to raise. Late, my acre of a rock Yielded grape and maize.
Soil of flint if steadfast tilled Will reward the hand; Seed of palm by Lybian sun Fructified in sand.
Reading edition
On the bleakness of my lot Bloom I strove to raise. Late, my acre of a rock Yielded grape and maize.
Soil of flint if steadfast tilled Will reward the hand; Seed of palm by Lybian sun Fructified in sand.