qualis ubi aversi secretus pabula caeli Nilus et Eoas magno bibit ore pruinas, scindit fontis opes septemque patentibus arvis in mare fert hiemes; penitus cessere fugatae Nereides dulcique timent occurrere ponto.
Even as when the secret Nile drinks with his great mouth the sustenance of a distant sky and eastern frosts,  he splits his waters wealth and carries the winters to the sea over seven open plains; the Nereids retire routed to the depth, fearing to encounter a saltless main.
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