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Works and Days
Book 1, Line 74 by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (English)
(ll. 770-779) To begin with, the first, the fourth, and the seventh-on which Leto bare Apollo with the blade of gold-each is a holy day. The eighth and the ninth, two days at least of the waxing month , are specially good for the works of man. Also the eleventh and twelfth are both excellent, alike for shearing sheep and for reaping the kindly fruits; but the twelfth is much better than the eleventh, for on it the airy-swinging spider spins its web in full day, and then the Wise One , gathers her pile. On that day woman should set up her loom and get forward with her work.
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