And with his tail he lashes both his flanks and limbs.
Again the rush of a valiant man he likens to a horse which has had a full meal (I. vi. 506):—
As some proud steed, at well-fill'd manger fed.
And, on the contrary, one slow to move; but in endurance not easily overcome, he shows in this way (I. xi. 558):—
As near a field of corn, a stubborn ass o'powers his
boyish guides.
The kingly temper and dignity he expresses in the following (I. ii. 480):—
As 'mid the thronging heifers in a herd
Stands, proudly eminent, the lordly bull.
He does not omit similes taken from marine creatures, the perseverance of a polypus and the difficulty of removing it from a rock (O. v. 432):—
As when the cuttlefish is dragged forth from his chamber.
The leadership and prominence of the dolphin over the rest (I. xxi. 22):—