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The stars,
Which stand as thick as dewdrops on the fields
Of heaven.
The stars,
Which stand as thick as dewdrops on the fields
Of heaven.
In yonder pensile orb, and every sphere
That gems the starry girdle of the year.
In yonder pensile orb, and every sphere
That gems the starry girdle of the year.
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
guide Arcturus with his sons?
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
guide Arcturus with his sons?
No one sees what is before his feet: we all gaze at the stars.
[Lat., Quod est ante pedes read more
No one sees what is before his feet: we all gaze at the stars.
[Lat., Quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: coeli scrutantur
plagas.]
Surely the stars are images of love.
Surely the stars are images of love.
Where Andes, giant of the western star,
With meteor standard to the winds unfurl'd.
Where Andes, giant of the western star,
With meteor standard to the winds unfurl'd.
Hast thou a charm to stay the morning-star
In his steep course?
Hast thou a charm to stay the morning-star
In his steep course?
Canst thou bind, the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the
bands of Orion?
Canst thou bind, the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the
bands of Orion?
