And greedy gulfe does gape,[°] as he would eat

His neighbour element in his revenge:

Then gin the blustring brethren[°] boldly threat

To move the world from off his steadfast henge,

And boystrous battell make, each other to avenge.

XXII

The steely head stucke fast still in his flesh,

Till with his cruell clawes he snatcht the wood,

And quite a sunder broke. Forth flowed fresh