The second is called Gijon, otherwise Nilus, and that runneth about Ethiopia, the other two be called Tigris and Euphrates.

As when he cometh where three broad ways meet, And of those three hath stay'd at two of them, By which he guesseth that the game went not, Without more pause he runneth on the third; Which, as Chrysippus saith, insinuates As if he reason'd thus within himself:

[Sidenote: Cakam.] and it runneth through the midst of the land of Pygmæi, whose chiefe city is called Cakam, and is one of the goodliest cities in the world.

Whereat Beltane, forgetful of all but her loveliness, heedful of nought in the world but her warm young beauty, rose up from his knees and, trembling-mute with love, would have caught her to his eager arms; but of a sudden cometh Giles, breathlesshasting up the narrow stair and, all heedless of his lord, runneth to fling himself upon his knees before the Duchess, to catch her robe and kiss it oft.

Tigris runneth toward Assyria, and Euphrates is called fruitful, which runneth in Chaldea.

Afterward they get out the female: and when the male seeth that he is left alone, he weepeth and crieth, and runneth against the walles, which be made of so strong trees, that some of them doe breake their teeth with running against them.

Tigris runneth toward Assyria, and Euphrates is called fruitful, which runneth in Chaldea.

'The name of the Lord,' says Solomon, 'is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.'