Du Bartas his Deuine weekes and workes / translated and Dedicated to the / Kings most excellent/ Maieste / by Josvah Sylvester.

  • Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
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[1613]
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Credit: Du Bartas his Deuine weekes and workes / translated and Dedicated to the / Kings most excellent/ Maieste / by Josvah Sylvester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Leaning to dif- pute farther vp- ponthe former Paradox,he pro- ceedethin bis difcourfe,and by a linely compari- fon reprefenteth the beautifull ernament of the Heavens about the Earth, Simnile, 06 The fourth Days Should {eem recoyl :fithens the quickcareer, lo 1991 oA That our round Earth fhould daily gallop heer, Muit needsexceed a hundred-fold (for-{wift) Arm’d with thele reafons,’ twere{uperfluous ” Tatlaile the reafunsof Copernicus Vato the Eartha three-fold motion warrants : Making the Sun theCenter of this:All, But fithens heerjnortime,nor placedoth ned an His Paradox at length to profecute; | I will proceed, grounding my nexedifcourle’: On the Heav'ns, motions and their conttant corre Andpleafant beauty oftheflowry Fiélds, And count-lefs number of the Oceatisfand, And fecret force of facred Adamant: | m1 But much-much.more(cthe more] mark their’ courte) “a Stars gliftering greatnes, beauty; number foree;' igs Evenasa Peacock, pricktwithlouesdéfire, Towochis Mittrefs, ftrowting ttately by her, Spreads round therich prideof his pompous vail, | His azure wingsand {tarry-golden tail ebus fi qin old With rattling,pinions wheeluig ftillabout; > * UWS Wine beat 1? The number of Starsvnder both the Poles innumerable. The Firmament (as feelingtikeaboue) Difplays his pomp; pranceth about his Loue, Spreads his blew curtain, mixt with golden marks, Set with gilt {pangles,fow'n with sliltiing fparks; Sprinkled with eyes,(peckedwith Tapers bright; ° Poudred with Starrs ftreaming with glorious light, T’inflame the Earththenrorejwith Louers grace, To takethe {weet fruitofhiskind imbrace, 9.)> Hee, that to number all che Stars would [eek, Had need inuentfomenew Arithmetick 3 And who, to caft that Reck’ningtakesin ‘hand, Had need for Counterstake the Ocean’s {and o - e sne ACT ES cease <SON Sg ine ee