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But what (quoth Phaleg) mean these globes of diuers hew
Shee holds in hand, and seems to reach vnto our view.
My sonne (quoth Heber then) this round shape set-out here
With circles ouerthwart, is of the world the Spheare:
Where th'element of Earth made like a greenie ball,
The setled residence and cent'r of all this All,
Retaines the lowest place; this the wise Naturante
With azure-wauie skarfe hath guirt-about aslante:
Or (plaine to say) The Sea doth cou'r all eu'ry where,
But only certaine parts disparpled here and there.
For th'Ocean Tide he flowes and leaking finds a vent
Into the deepest holes of all th'erth-element;
And where her ouer-face hath any vnequall traite
Seeks-out the midder point not of his masse; but waite.
Here should th'Aire & the Fire, & all the wandring seau'n,
The starre-empowdred vault, the highest-whirling heau'n,
And th'empyrean-selfe be one ore other set,
But that each vpper seene would sight of th'vnder let.
Therefore in place of them the workman of this Round
Ten circles here hath made one ouer others bound,
And Armyllary-wise hath set-out their aray,
To lead vs vp on-high an easie and gainer way.
Among the greater Six, that with a counterplight
Doe halfe-diuide the globe, the circl' of match-day-night
Is iustly set betwixt the North and Southern pole,
Which beare-vp, and whereon is turnd-about the Whole:
Now eu'ry lamp of heau'n that vnderglideth it
A longer iourney takes, and doth more wightly flit
Then any of all the rest, who narre the Poles haue leasure
Vnto the Lute of God to dance a slower measure:
Shee holds in hand, and seems to reach vnto our view.
My sonne (quoth Heber then) this round shape set-out here
With circles ouerthwart, is of the world the Spheare:
Where th'element of Earth made like a greenie ball,
The setled residence and cent'r of all this All,
Retaines the lowest place; this the wise Naturante
With azure-wauie skarfe hath guirt-about aslante:
Or (plaine to say) The Sea doth cou'r all eu'ry where,
But only certaine parts disparpled here and there.
For th'Ocean Tide he flowes and leaking finds a vent
Into the deepest holes of all th'erth-element;
And where her ouer-face hath any vnequall traite
Seeks-out the midder point not of his masse; but waite.
Here should th'Aire & the Fire, & all the wandring seau'n,
The starre-empowdred vault, the highest-whirling heau'n,
And th'empyrean-selfe be one ore other set,
But that each vpper seene would sight of th'vnder let.
Therefore in place of them the workman of this Round
Ten circles here hath made one ouer others bound,
And Armyllary-wise hath set-out their aray,
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Among the greater Six, that with a counterplight
Doe halfe-diuide the globe, the circl' of match-day-night
Is iustly set betwixt the North and Southern pole,
Which beare-vp, and whereon is turnd-about the Whole:
Now eu'ry lamp of heau'n that vnderglideth it
A longer iourney takes, and doth more wightly flit
Then any of all the rest, who narre the Poles haue leasure
Vnto the Lute of God to dance a slower measure:
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