...With timely pride above th' Egyptian vale, His fatty- waves do fertile flime outwell, And over- flow each plain and lowly dale : But when his later Spring 'gins to avale, Huge heaps of mud he leaves, wherein there breed Ten thoufand kinds of creatures, partly male, And partly female...

...lacke, And creeping sought u ay in the weedy gras: Her tilthic [larbreake all the place defiled has. A« when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above the Aegyptian vale, His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell, And overflow each plaine and lowly dale...

...sandy and barren. — Le Rruyn. The fertility of the mud of the Nile is thus described by Spenser: As when old father Nilus 'gins to swell With timely pride above the Egyptian vale; His fatty waves do fertile slime outwell, And overflow each plain and lowly dale; But when his latter ebb...

...laeke, And ereeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake all the plaee defiled has. As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above the Aegyptian vale, And overflow eaeh plaine and lowly dale : But, when his later spring gins to avale,...

...when old father Nilus 'gins to swell With timely pride above th' ^Egyptian vale; His fatty waves do fertile slime outwell, And overflow each plain and lowly dale ; But when his latter ebb 'gins to avail, 4 Huge heaps of mud he leaves, wherein then breed Ten thousand kinds of...

...pride above the Aegyptian vale, His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell, And overflow each plaine and lowly dale: But, when his later spring gins to avale, Huge heapes of mudd he leaves, wherin there breed Ten thousand kindes of creatures, partly male And partly...

...And creeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake all the place defiled has. XXI. As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above the Aegyptian vale, His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell, And overflow each plaine and lowly dale...

...Secunda, extending as tar as toe As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above th' Egyptian vale. His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell. And overflow each plaine and lowly dale : But when his later spring gins to avale. Huge heapes of mudd he leaves, wherein...

...lacke, And creeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake all the place defiled has. As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above the Atgyptian vale, His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell. And overflow each plaine and lowly dale...

...And creeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake1 all the place defiled has. XXI. As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride above the Aegyptian vale, His fattie waves doe fertile slime outwell,2 And overflow each plaine and lowly dale...