. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . nn H E Crocodile along th* ^giptian NILE^-*- That liirkes to make the pafTenger his pray,The moft of all delightcs, to robbe and fpoilcThe Hunny-hiues 5 were he not kept awayBy Saffron planted, round on every fide ,Which this (lie theife ^ could never yet abide. This Crocodile,I count the Ghoftly foe,Who evermore lies watching, to dcvourc ^ Our Hopes encreafe, that in the foule doth grow,Did not the grace divine, this Saffron flower ( Moft wholefome herbe ) prevent his

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. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . nn H E Crocodile along th* ^giptian NILE^-*- That liirkes to make the pafTenger his pray,The moft of all delightcs, to robbe and fpoilcThe Hunny-hiues 5 were he not kept awayBy Saffron planted, round on every fide ,Which this (lie theife ^ could never yet abide. This Crocodile,I count the Ghoftly foe,Who evermore lies watching, to dcvourc ^ Our Hopes encreafe, that in the foule doth grow,Did not the grace divine, this Saffron flower ( Moft wholefome herbe ) prevent his deadly fpightAnd guard the Garden, fafely day and night. Vnde CrocodiliBomen habec ■ Crocmnmaxime timcat»Nam Apiarij in/E^pto (tcftePJinio,) circnmalvearia Crocunaconferunt ne aprxdone iAo di«ripiwinir:. Secundm «55 Secundtu deter tor a dies.

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