The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole.

Violent.

Like lightning crushing through the justled clouds, As when a tempest raves, Stoops from the clouds and cuffs the swelling waves, Then like a Lybian lion round beset, Arm'd with an high despair, and rage as great, Carelesse of wounds and weapons, forth he goes, And sells a loathed life, dear to his foes. As heavens sulphureous flash Against proud mountains, surly brows doth dash, As hasty powder fir'd Doth hurry from the fatall Canons womb. Like that fierce bird, which from the yielding skies, At Joves command with fierie lightning flies, Of all the winged crew ordain'd the head, For faithfull service in his Ganimede, Whom youth had native vigour forth have drawn, Labours to try, which were before unknown, And those soft winds that fan the lively spring, Have taught with fear his new flights managing, When he rais'd with a generous courage flies Into the field, his strength to exercise. Or like fell dragons, that like force do vie, Is train'd by hope of food, or victory. Or like a lion new wean'd from the teat O••'s yellow damme, who goats intent to meat, Spying in verdant fields resolveth straight,

O•••• him his youthfull jaws to sa••iate, ••••e them &c. •• when south-winds on surly billows ride, ••hilst showry Pleiades the clouds divide, ••••as two shaped Ausidus amain, ••••s bellowing forth along th' Apulian plain, ••hen he with rage and swelling floods abounds. ••••eatning a Deluge to the t••lled grounds.