“The Constellations: Northern, Some of the Zodiac, and Some of the Southern”
THE CONSTELLATIONS
NORTHERN
SOME OF THE ZODIAC
AND SOME OF THE SOUTHERN
DOST thou see proud venus there,
Glittering in the evening air. 1
The belt of orion beside it is seen, 2
A glorious sight for all sky loving men:
5And then red mars appeareth high,
On his throne upon the sky. 3
Then the greater bear is seen,
Then charlesʼs wain with his bright team, 4
Next the dragon doth appear, 5
10Next doth bereniceʼs hair 6 a golden
After that the northern crown, 7
Then the very pretty swan: 8 b fiery
Next comes starry charlesʼs heart, 9
Then the dread medusas head;after that the telescope 10 c
15Next doth come the little horse, 11
After that the stupid goose. 12
After that doth come the lyre,then the very frightened hare 13 d
After that the lesser bear: 14
Then doth come the cunning fox, 15
20Then appears the blessed cross 16
Then we see great charlesʼs oak 17
Next Iʼll call it junoʼs cup 18
Hercules 19 appeareth high
Next cerberus 20 in the sky
25The lizard 21 next to them appears
High the pouncing eagle 22 soars
Cepheus 23 and bootes 24 now
After that the swallowsweet hirundo 25 e
Maenalusʼ mountain 26 next
30After thatthen the furious lynx brighteyed lynxkeeneyed lynx 27 f
High up there is scorpio 28
After it king that the generous leo 29 g
The camleopard 30 appeareth high
Next to it the little fly 31
35The serpent, serpent bearer 32 then h wile i
Next to it the butting ram 33
Sobieskiʼs shield 34 up there
After it the charioteer 35
The bull of poniatowski 36 then
40Next the very pretty crane 37 j long billed
Antinous 38 and arrow 39 soon down
After it k the southern crown 40 much belowfar
The dolphin 41 swimming through the air
Next to it the altar 42 l gods fire
45The hounds 43 the bull 44 are
seen up there
After it the pump of airthen doth come great euclids square m 45
The lesser lion 46 next we see
Next to it the armed bee 47
Perseus 48 pegasus 49 then
50After it the chamelion 50
And romeda 51 is seen on high
Then the virgin 52 in the sky
Ten starred triangle 53 doth appear
The horn the unicorn 54 doth appear bear n
55Shining in golden light heʼs drest
With a horn instead of a towering crest
The scales 55 that nothing to weigh would bear
But yet contain a thousand more
Farther than that I could not say
60More than than the beautiful milky way
the scales are in the virgins hand
and the beautiful milky way was the landthe scales in which twas vainlysaid
by which the ancients used to . . .
that then was the very beautiful waythe crimes and virtues of menwere weighed o
The archer 56 with his flying dart
I should not think it would pierce the heart
The crab 57 and the twins with their clothes of fire 58
I wish I had not observed the lyrethen the very frigtened hare after that doth come the lyre p 59
The little triangle 60 appears on high
And the goat 61 that is formed in the arched sky 62
but oh that wonder of them all
which milky way europeans
call
and which the ancientsthought theroad
which all their bestand bravest trod
of heroes that theircountrys good
espoused and neer inangry mood
unto great jupiters
blest abode
63
Bright these stars are, beauteous gold
But let history unfoldknowledge then q
Her page of learning r let us see
Whether that is not more bright than thee
Een thou O beauteous mercury 64
Much better than the brightest star
Virtue I will say you are
Better than history
Virtue you should have the lead
Glittering in the evening air. 1
The belt of orion beside it is seen, 2
A glorious sight for all sky loving men:
5And then red mars appeareth high,
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5On his throne upon the sky. 3
Then the greater bear is seen,
Then charlesʼs wain with his bright team, 4
Next the dragon doth appear, 5
10Next doth bereniceʼs hair 6 a golden
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10After that the northern crown, 7
Then the very pretty swan: 8 b fiery
Next comes starry charlesʼs heart, 9
Then the dread medusas head;after that the telescope 10 c
15Next doth come the little horse, 11
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15After that the stupid goose. 12
After that doth come the lyre,then the very frightened hare 13 d
After that the lesser bear: 14
Then doth come the cunning fox, 15
20Then appears the blessed cross 16
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20Then we see great charlesʼs oak 17
Next Iʼll call it junoʼs cup 18
Hercules 19 appeareth high
Next cerberus 20 in the sky
25The lizard 21 next to them appears
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25High the pouncing eagle 22 soars
Cepheus 23 and bootes 24 now
After that the swallowsweet hirundo 25 e
Maenalusʼ mountain 26 next
30After thatthen the furious lynx brighteyed lynxkeeneyed lynx 27 f
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30High up there is scorpio 28
After it king that the generous leo 29 g
The camleopard 30 appeareth high
Next to it the little fly 31
35The serpent, serpent bearer 32 then h wile i
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35Next to it the butting ram 33
Sobieskiʼs shield 34 up there
After it the charioteer 35
The bull of poniatowski 36 then
40Next the very pretty crane 37 j long billed
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40Antinous 38 and arrow 39 soon down
After it k the southern crown 40 much belowfar
The dolphin 41 swimming through the air
Next to it the altar 42 l gods fire
45The hounds 43 the bull 44 are
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45After it the pump of airthen doth come great euclids square m 45
The lesser lion 46 next we see
Next to it the armed bee 47
Perseus 48 pegasus 49 then
50After it the chamelion 50
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50And romeda 51 is seen on high
Then the virgin 52 in the sky
Ten starred triangle 53 doth appear
The horn the unicorn 54 doth appear bear n
55Shining in golden light heʼs drest
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55With a horn instead of a towering crest
The scales 55 that nothing to weigh would bear
But yet contain a thousand more
Farther than that I could not say
60More than than the beautiful milky way
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60the scales are in the virgins hand
and the beautiful milky way was the landthe scales in which twas vainlysaid
by which the ancients used to . . .
that then was the very beautiful waythe crimes and virtues of menwere weighed o
The archer 56 with his flying dart
I should not think it would pierce the heart
The crab 57 and the twins with their clothes of fire 58
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65I wish I had not observed the lyrethen the very frigtened hare after that doth come the lyre p 59
The little triangle 60 appears on high
And the goat 61 that is formed in the arched sky 62
but oh that wonder of them all
which milky way europeans
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70and which the ancientsthought theroad
which all their bestand bravest trod
of heroes that theircountrys good
espoused and neer inangry mood
unto great jupiters
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75Bright these stars are, beauteous gold
But let history unfoldknowledge then q
Her page of learning r let us see
Whether that is not more bright than thee
Een thou O beauteous mercury 64
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80Much better than the brightest star
Virtue I will say you are
Better than history
knowledge yes
indeedVirtue you should have the lead