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waters, and minerals, then u the beasts that live on land," " beasts 

 living in the water," " birds and fowls both of land and water," 

 and fish, after which follows a topographical description of the 

 colony. His catalogues of species are in verse, and his adjectives 

 are so descriptive and pictorial that his subsequent remarks in 

 prose are often superfluous. I quote his catalogue of the trees of 

 New England, an imitation in manner and metre of Spenser's 

 famous catalogue in The Faerie Queene : 



Trees both in hills and plaines in plenty be 



The long liv'd Oake, and mourneful Cjpris tree 



Skie towring pines, and Chestnuts coated rough, 



The lasting Cedar and the Walnut tough ; 



The rozin dropping Firre for masts in use. 



The boatmen seeke for Oares light neeate growne sprewse, 



The brittle Ash, the ever trembling Aspes, 



The broad-spread Elme, whose concave harbours waspes 



The water-springie Alder, good for nought 



Small Elderes by the Indian Fletchers sought 



The knottie Maple, pallid Birtch, Hawthornes, 



The Home bound tree that to be cloven scornes ; 



Which from the tender Vine oft takes his spouse, 



Who twinds embracing armes about his boughes. 



W T ithin this Indian Orchard fruites be some 



The ruddie Cherrie, and the jettie Plumbe 



Snake murthering Hazell, with sweet Saxaphrage 



Whose steemes in beere allays hot fever's rage. 



The Diar's Shumach, with more trees there be 



That are both good to use and rare to see. 



Thus he describes the " Animals of New England :" 



The Kingly Lyon and the strong arm'd Beare 



The large limbed Mooses, with the tripping Deare. 



Quill darting Porcupines, and Rackcoones bee 



Castelld in the hollow of an aged Tree 



The skipping Squirrel, Rabbet, purblinde Hare 



Immured in the selfe same Castle are 



Least red-eyed Ferrets, wily Foxes should 



Them undermine 'if ramperd but with mould. 



The grim fac't Ounce, and ravenous howling Woolfe 



Whose meagre Paunch suckes like a swallowing Gulfe, 



Black glistening Otters and rich coated Beaver 



The Civet scented Musquash, smelling ever. 



His subsequent remarks upon the mammals are expanded from 

 his rhyme, and extended by tales which he has heard from hunt 

 ers. One of the animals whose name w r ould not lend itself to 



