be a true man(be man enough)

be far from the mark

Desolate

read while grazing the cattle with one's books hung on its horns

hury here and there to make a living

stick to ancient ways and reject the new

Dire poverty

fit an arrow to the bowstring

Aged and greatly honoured for one's virtues

Twist straight

with a marked southern accent

To have a good hand

descriptive of buildings(the perfect beauty of structure)

a person of extraordinary ability(a person who has superb talent)

the gold of the south and the arrow of the east

The year is not ready.

inferior horse and blunt knife(incompetent person)

Bend and bend

break one's moustache

gathering of birds and fishes