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 He on all Herbs that's poiſonous and ill

Delights to feed when he's about to kill;

Below his Tongue, there hid in Secrecy,

The bitter Gall and Venom it doth ly;

So vaſtly fitted for the Prey is he,

His Rows of Teeth in Number triple be:

By all ſuch Qualities as theſe he's fit

To repreſent the Dragon of the Pit.

The Elephant, ſo vaſtly huge and great,

As what his Maker fully doth relate:

His very Tail, 'tis ſaid of it that he

Doth move it like unto the Cedar-tree,

Unto ſtrong Braſs, 'tis in the Word declar'd,

And Iron Bars his Bones they are compar'd;

Surely the Mountains Food to him do yield,

Whereon do play all Beaſts that's in the Field;

In Covert of the Reeds and Fens, and Shade

Of Trees, he lies, and there he makes his Bed;

To drink, great Rivers ſcarce can him ſupply.

He truſts he can the River Jordan dry.

The ſacred Scripture alſo of him ſays.

That he is chief of his Creator's Ways,

He that did make him by his powerful Word,

Can make approach to him his killing Sword.

In fine, all Kind of Beaſts that's to be found

To move on Earth, or creep upon the Ground,

Of every Sort, however great or ſmall,

On this ſixth Day the Lord did make them all.

From the firſt Day that he to Work began,

All Things were made according to the Plan,

Drawn in his Mind about the World, but Man.

We now have ſeen the World here below

In all its Stories and Apartments ſo,