Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

Of Thirst.

—Cruell thirst came out of Cyren land, Where shee was fostered on the burning sand, With hote intracted tongue, and sunken eine, VVith stomacke worne, and wrinckled visage keene VVith light and meagre, corse, and pailed vaines, In steede of bloud, that brimstone hot retaines, Her poysoned mouth blew through that holy towne, Such hellish aire, that stiffeled vp and down. Th. Had.