'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎390] (413/448)

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I have formerly faid fomewhat concerning this Sea Monfter, and therefore fhall only
farther note, that by the greatnefs and force of this Leviathan the Almighty fetteth forth
his Omnipotency in the marvellous works of the Creation: as we have molt elegantly
pefcribed in Job 41. and by Mr» Sands paraphrafed.
This wonder of the deep, his mighty force
And goodly form-, [hall furnijh our difcowrfe.
Who can devefl him of his waves ? hefiride
His monftrous hackj and with a bridle ride 2
His heads huge door mlockj whofe jaws with great
And dreadful teeth in treble rank^ are fety
Arm y d with refulgent (hields, together join 7 d
And feal 7 d Hp to refifl the ruffing wind,
The neather by the upper fortified,
J^o force their combination can divide*
His fneening fets onfire the foaming brine
His round eyes like the morning eyeMds Jhine,
Infernal lightning fallies from his throaty
Ejeflted (parks upon the billows float.
A cloud of fmoak^from his wide noflrils flies.
As vapours from a boiling furnace rife.
He burning coals exhalesy and vomits flames :
His ftrength the Empire of the Ocean claims.
Loud tempeflsy roaring floodsy and what affright
The trembling Sailery turn to his delight.
The flakes of his tough flejh fo firmly bound
As not to be divorced by a wound.
His heart*s a folid Rock^y to fear unknown \
And harder than the Grinder's neather ftone*
The fword his armed fides in vain ajfails.
No dart nor lance can penetrate his shales.
Hebrafs as rotten woody and fieelno more
Regards than reeds that briftle on the Jlwre.
Dreads he the twanging of the Archers flringy
Or finging ft ones from the Phenician fling ?
Darts he efteems as fir aw afunder torriy
And Jhaking of the Javelin laughs to fiorn.
He ragged flones beneath his belly Jpreads
For hisrepofe as foft as downy Beds,
The Seas before him as a Cauldron boyly
And in the fervour of a motion foyl.
Alight ftroke from the floods detefts his way
Who Rovers their ajpiring heads with gray.
Of all whom ample Earths round Jhoulders bear
iV one equal this. Created without fear.
Whatever is exalted he difdains y
And as a King amongft the Mighty reigns*
Ariftot.