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THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE
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King who formed after that with fixitythe fresh masses about the earth;the very smooth currents above the worldof the chill watery air.
King who didst sift the cold excellent wateron the earth-mass of the noble cliffsinto rills, with the reservoirs[1] of the streams,according to their measures, with moderation.
Creation of the winds with their colours
King who ordained the eight windsadvancing without uncertainty, full of beauty,the four prime winds He holds back,the four fierce under-winds.
There are four other under-winds,as learned authors say,this should be the number, without any error,of the winds, twelve winds.
King who fashioned the colours of the winds,who fixed them in safe courses,after their manner, in well-ordered disposition,with the varieties of each manifold hue.
The white, the clear purple,the blue, the very strong green,the yellow, the red, sure the knowledge,in their gentle meetings wrath did not seize them.
  1. ↑ This is Dr. Whitley Stokes' reading. Dr. R. Thurneysen reads "sextarii."
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