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Geometry.

While my wide compasse the huge world doth measure,
With all you see in earths or seas large treasure;
While in my scale I weigh the land and deepe;
And what ere Plutoes buried kingdomes keepe,
Gods gave thee Realms too small for thee to owne,
For, Charles, the earth's too little for thy throne.
And the Sage that did in finite worlds faine,
Would say thee worthy 'ore them all to raigne.