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.

Hercules.

The bold Tyrinthian Hero. He who bears the dreadful club. Whom twice six labours deified. Proud Al••mena's son. Fair Al••mena's son. Joves great laborious son. That wore the fatal shirt. VVhite-anckled Hebe's spouse. VVhose shoulders did sustein The world, nor shrunk beneath so great a fraught. To strangle serpents was his cradle sport. VVho when he saw the Thracian horses feast VVith humane flesh, their mangers overthrew, And with the steeds, their wicked master slew. Joves cruel wife was sooner weary to impose, Than he was to performe. VVhose garment that he wrapt his body in, VVas glorious spoiles, the Nemean Lyons skin:

The injur'd worlds revenger, and his own. First he the grim Cleonian Lyon slew; Next Hydra did with sword and fire subdue; The Erimanthian Bore with Javelin stroke; The brasse hoov'd stagge with golden antlers took; The chac't Stimphalides his arrowes felt, From th'Amozonian won her precious belt; Then cleans'd Augaeus stalls with ordure full, And vanquished the furious Cretan bull; S••erne Diomed his ravenous horses threw, Three-headed Gerion in Iberia slew; The Hesperian dragon-guarded apples won, And scowling Cerberus shewed to the sun.