The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent, And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring Stared at the spate.

But this is a doubtful compliment to a ship ; the alternative a first-rate sailor, suits the context better, and so here, or first-rate build, primarie compacti (Döderl[ein]), avoids the awkward tautology with νεοτευχέες which made Zenod[otos] athetize the line.

Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!

Winter's cold being the readiest punisher available, I took to applying snow or ice to myself in my furtive efforts to quench the heatful ardor.