This huge leviathan for all his strength
Is by an Indian’s wit subdued at length
Who can but such a monstrous bulk deride,
Who suffers one upon his neck to ride,
Knocking in billets into either nole,
Whence seas, and shoals of fishes ever flows
Nor cares he though he bounce, or flounces or beat,
Against the rocks, yet still he keeps his seat
And spight of’s teeth he rides him to the shores
Where fill’d with horror he his life out roars
Thus he triumphant lights, thus ends his toys
Cutting his unctuous collops out to boys
By this you see that wit doth oft subdue
The greatest strength this elephants finds true
And so the youths of the Thessaly did tame
The warlike horse, So bulls they overcame
Whence cold Centaurus, goes against their wills
Four thousand whales are forced to draw in mills
Then though thy strength and Courage does transcend
Bee not too Proud, nor on them both depend
Do not thy despicablest foes despise
For from the vulgar ones you see did life
Which did the fierce and monstrous Hydra back
The jade resty and riding lack
Now the lame beast both and spur abides
Needs must they gallop whom David drives
So when he did profess herd of swine
They straight ran headlong into Neptune’s brine
Then let the giddy Monster warning takes
Least they precipitate into that lake
Where sulphur mixt to never quenched fires
Where they stiff dies yet never quite expires
Then take my counsel and the find of throne
Least he and you into perdition go
The Beast and the Lord
by Patrick Ochoa
“The Huge Leviathan” references the great mythical beast found in ancient Jewish lore. The leviathan was a legendary creature that supposedly did battle with God before the creation of the world as described by Genesis. The leviathan came to represent the Devil in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Furthermore, God would completely defeat this creature during the apocalypse. The Leviathan is referenced throughout the Jewish Bible, especially in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah.
From the King James Bible
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
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