Fovre bookes of Du Bartas I. The Arke, II. Babylon, III. The Colonnyes, IIII. The Columues or Pyllars: In French and English, for the Instrvction and Pleasvre of Svch as Delight in Both Langvages. By William Lisle ... Together with a large Commentary by S. G. S |
 |
|
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
| 4. |
 | Fovre bookes of Du Bartas |  |
And this here crossing that in spheryck angles eu'n
And running by the Ram, the Skoles and Axe of heau'n,
The second is, and call'd the nigh-equall Colure.
And this the circle of Noone, that neuer standeth sure,
But with our Zenith flits: as also with our sight
Th'vnstedfast Horizon takes euery way his flight.
Now for the lesser foure, aside th'Equator lie
The winter Tropick low, and summer Tropick high.
And higher then the high is th'Artick circle pight;
And lower then the low th'Antartick out of sight.
These foure misse common Centr' and wry-part heau'ns-high wheele;—
Each to th'Equat'r and each vnt' each is paraleel.
And running by the Ram, the Skoles and Axe of heau'n,
The second is, and call'd the nigh-equall Colure.
And this the circle of Noone, that neuer standeth sure,
But with our Zenith flits: as also with our sight
Th'vnstedfast Horizon takes euery way his flight.
Now for the lesser foure, aside th'Equator lie
The winter Tropick low, and summer Tropick high.
156
And lower then the low th'Antartick out of sight.
These foure misse common Centr' and wry-part heau'ns-high wheele;—
Each to th'Equat'r and each vnt' each is paraleel.
| Fovre bookes of Du Bartas | |