And when by Phaethon the waning day

Was drawn in path transverse, and all the heaven

Blazed with his car aflame, and from the depths

Of inmost earth were rapt all other floods,

Padus still rolled in pride of stream along.

Nile were no larger, but that o'er the sand

Of level Egypt he spreads out his waves;

Nor Ister, if he sought the Scythian main

(Editor：meat)