7. Can it be killedwith harpoons or spears?
8. Wrestle with it just once—that will be the end.
9. Merely a glimpse of this monstermakes all courage melt.
10. And if it is too fiercefor anyone to attack,who would dare oppose me?
11. I am in command of the worldand in debt to no one.
12. What powerful legs,what a stout bodythis monster possesses!
13. Who could strip off its armouror bring it under controlwith a harness?
14. Who would try to open its jaws,full of fearsome teeth?
15-17. Its back is coveredwith shield after shield,firmly bound and closer togetherthan breath to breath.
18. When this monster sneezes,lightning flashes, and its eyesglow like the dawn.